Chapter 782: Recruiting 20,000 people from the Liaodong Army! [Please give me a monthly ticket!]

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The news that the Tatars took the initiative to give up Dalinghe Fort did make the banquet more lively. In the past, in Liaodong, the Tartars were suppressing the Ming army tightly, and the Ming army had only the ability to resist, but had no power to fight back. Living in the shadow of the Tartars for many years, the mood naturally couldn't be smooth. Fortunately, now, Zhang Zhun has come, the Tiger Army has come, and the Tartars immediately escaped, and the dark clouds that have covered all the Ming army have also disappeared, and everyone's mood has naturally become cheerful, with a lot of laughter and more.

Although this victory was achieved because of Zhang Zhun's arrival and the Tartars had to withdraw because of the appearance of the Tiger Army in Liaodong, as long as it is embellished, this huge contribution can fall on the Liaodong Army itself. Anyway, the Tiger Army has never cared about these details. The Tiger Army can even transfer the heads of the Tartars, so how can they take such trivial matters to heart.

Gao Qiqian and Wu Aheng also felt a little comforted. They had no record of fighting in Liaodong and were criticized repeatedly. They were only because of the trust of Emperor Chongzhen that they barely settled their position. Now, the Tartars took the initiative to give up Dalinghe Castle, which happened to be their own achievements. With this achievement, their position under their butt was stable.

After learning that the Tartars had voluntarily given up Dalinghe Fort, the two immediately ordered the Liaodong Army to enter. Although the Liaodong Army would withdraw back to the mainland after a period of time, no matter what, the Liaodong Army "recovered" Dalinghe Fort, and a great contribution could not be eliminated. After this battle report was sent to the capital, I believe Emperor Chongzhen would be happy for a while.

Given Zhang Zhun's aura, some people began to carefully consider whether they should stay in Liaodong. Of course, the benefits of staying in Liaodong are many. Liaodong has few people and more land. As long as the Hu Ben Army recovers Liaodong, each of them will definitely get a limit of 50 acres of land. There are even other rewards. Zhang Zhun obviously did not lock himself up and fight for the Hu Ben Army. As long as they can accept the discipline of the Hu Ben Army, I believe that the Hu Ben Army will accept them.

To be fair, most of the officials present sincerely hope to recover Liaodong. Even Gao Qiqian and Wu Aheng also hope to recover Liaodong. However, the court did not have this ability, and they themselves did not have this ability, so this hope could only be thought about occasionally, but did not dare to implement it. Now, being able to take the Hu Ben Army to become a hero in the recovery of Liaodong has indeed made many people moved.

In fact, for the vast number of middle and lower-level officers and soldiers, there is little difference between whether the imperial court leads them or Zhang Zhun leads them. Some soldiers want to recover Liaodong as soon as possible, then take off their armor and return to the fields, have a warm kang, and live a quiet life. Some soldiers hope to gain benefits and make a fortune after recovering Liaodong. Only a small number of soldiers have no ambitions and only know a numb life and a walking corpse-like existence.

If the Hu Ben Army recovered Liaodong, one thing is certain, that is, they, the heroes, will inevitably receive generous rewards. Needless to say, there will be many rewards in other aspects. In addition to generous rewards, there are also supreme honors. The honor of regaining Liaodong is not something that ordinary people can obtain.

Zhang Zhun did not need the senior management of the Liaodong Army. These wastes were purely waste of food. However, a considerable number of soldiers of the Liaodong Army were still combat-effective. They were all soldiers who had received professional training. They were very familiar with the situation in Liaodong and happened to act as the vanguard of the Hu Ben Army entering Liaodong. The Liaodong Army had more than 100,000 people, and as long as 20,000 people joined the Hu Ben Army, they could meet Zhang Zhun's need to conquer Chenyang within two years.

If the Hu Ben Army could accept some of the Liaodong army and conquer Chenyang's goal would be achieved faster. It would be even better if some outstanding officers joined. It would be even better. It seems that Huang Degong, Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao and others were all able to fight, and what they lacked was just a strong boss. Zhang Zhun was confident that if he led them, he would definitely train them to be qualified senior officers.

Zhang Zhun had to make some exciting remarks before having a meal, which was to convey the relevant information. He believed that it would not take long for his determination and action plan to reach the ears of most Liaodong soldiers soon. If those soldiers had the courage, determination, and had a little brain, they would understand that staying in Liaodong and fighting with the Hu Ben Army was their best way out.

Haha, as for the Tartars knowing the plan of the Hu Ben Army, it doesn't matter. The plan of the Hu Ben Army has nothing outstanding, it is the safest and simplest offensive plan. However, it is because it is safe and simple, which is the most fatal to the Tartars. Because this is completely a contest of strength, strategy, and so on, and there is basically no chance of defiance. The Great Jin Kingdom, whose strength has been severely weakened, has no ability to block the full attack of the Hu Ben Army.

During the meal, Zhang Zhun came to Huang Degong, looked at the other party with his eyes wide open, then raised his wine glass and said in a deep voice: "General Huang, please!"

Huang Degong hurriedly raised his wine glass and said sincerely: "Thank you, Governor."

Zhang Zhun raised his glass and drank it all, his eyes brighter, and he said intentionally or unintentionally: "General Huang, do you want to be the first to enter Guangning?"

Huang Degong's eyes suddenly shone, and he couldn't help but tremble slightly while holding the wine glass. Fortunately, the white wine in his wine glass had been sipped, otherwise, he would definitely be shaken out at this time. Logically speaking, from an ordinary soldier who had mastered merit to a general officer, he was a person who had experienced strong storms and waves. He should not have such shock. Even if the thunder sounded in his ears, Huang Degong would not have a big reaction. However, he appeared.

The first to enter Guangning!

What a striking glory!

Guangning is the most important fortress in western Liaoning, and it is the base camp of the Tatars in western Liaoning. At the beginning, Guangning was the seat of Liaodong Town, and later moved to Chenyang. After the Tatars conquered Guangning, Nurhaci rushed to come with his wife, which obviously attached great importance to Guangning. The first person to enter Guangning was undoubtedly the most honorable.

Unfortunately, after a moment of silence, Huang Degong said regretfully: "I'm sorry, Governor, I am an official of the court, and I should abide by the imperial edicts."

Zhang Zhun nodded and said casually: "It's okay."

Huang Degong silently raised his wine glass to express his greetings.

Zhang Zhun raised his wine glass and also expressed his greetings.

Huang Degong turned around and left.

Zhang Zhun nodded thoughtfully, turned around and came to Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao's two uncles and nephews, and said gently: "Two General Cao, please."

The two hurriedly raised their wine glasses.

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "The uncle and nephew are both generals and fight against the Tartars in Liaodong. In the Ming Dynasty, it can be regarded as a good story."

Cao Wenzhao said calmly: "This is all the great grace of the emperor. Thank you to all the ministers in the court for their love and the emperor for their trust in our uncle and nephew."

Zhang Zhun smiled faintly and said lightly: "The two generals have been in the mainland before. I wonder what they think of those thieves?"

Cao Wenzhao frowned and said, "Governor, the senior official wants to ask, what is your relationship with the Shaanxi thief?"

The question was very rude, very direct, very sharp, and a bit provocative. The people next to them couldn't help but pride up their ears and wait for Zhang Zhun's answer. Zhang Zhun was nominally the governor of the Hu Ben Army of the court, but in fact he was a thief, and everyone here knew about it.

Zhang Zhun put down his wine glass, sat down on the chair next to him, casually crossed his legs, and said casually: "General Cao, please sit down."

Cao Wenzhao stood up and said, "The officials are willing to stand and wait for the Governor's answer."

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "I'll ask General Cao, who are the Shaanxi thieves who are fighting against you? Don't be too busy answering, think carefully about who they are."

Cao Wenzhao said without hesitation: "There are very few escaped military households in Jiubian Military Town, and the others are refugees from all over the country, with the largest number of them in Shaanxi and Henan."

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "How powerful are these people?"

Cao Wenzhao said a little disdainfully: "What kind of combat power does a group of mobs have?"

Zhang Zhun nodded and said slowly: "Every time you get into a battle, what is the loss of your troops and the thieves? What is the approximate proportion of the loss of the war? I want to hear the truth."

Cao Wenzhao looked at the people around him, pondered for a moment, and slowly said, "It was a bit exaggerated when reporting. In fact, the troops under my command could exchange for at least six or seven lives of thieves. Sometimes there were tens of thousands of thieves, and our army had only two thousand, or even less than two thousand, which could completely disperse them all."

Zhang Zhun gently knocked on the table and said slowly: "What do you mean is that your army can kill six or seven thieves alone?"

Cao Wenzhao nodded and said, "It's almost the same!"

Zhang Zhun nodded and said slowly: "Okay, General Cao, have you ever calculated how many thieves you have killed in total from the time you started to the thieves in Shaanxi to the time you were transferred to Liaodong?"

Cao Wenzhao calculated it carefully and said with little certainty: "The accurate number should be around 50,000 to 70,000, or a little more. You know, these data have always been inaccurate."

Zhang Zhun nodded and asked slowly: "Are you the general with the most outstanding military achievements?"

Cao Wenzhao shook his head and frowned and said, "Zuo Liangyu is. He killed many more thieves than me. I guess the thieves he killed were not even 500,000, but 300,000."

Zhang Zhun's eyes flashed, slowly swept across everyone's face in front of him, and said slowly: "Then, General Cao, do you think, why can't Shaanxi thieves be pacified?"

Cao Wenzhao said helplessly: "They are too many people. They killed one group and another group appeared."

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly and said meaningfully: "General Cao, have you ever thought about why this situation happened?"

Cao Wenzhao frowned and said, "I am not a civil servant, how do I know?"

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly and said slowly: "Have you ever thought about General Cao? Why are those people not good at fighting power? As long as they meet you, they will be punished, but they still have to stand up to fight against you? Could it be that these people are not afraid of death than Tartars?"

Cao Wenzhao frowned and said, "Impossible!"

Zhang Zhun then said, "What do you think?"

Cao Wenzhao frowned and said, "They were bewitched, got possessed by evil spirits, and lost their hearts and became crazy!"

Zhang Zhun turned his eyes to Wu Sangui and said slowly: "Wu Sangui, what do you think?"

Wu Sangui hesitated for a moment, shook his head and replied: "I don't know."

Zhang Zhun smiled coldly, and the sound of hitting the table suddenly stopped. He then raised his voice and shouted seriously: "Wu Sangui, answer my question!"

His voice was loud, and everyone in the banquet hall heard it, and everyone's eyes turned to Zhang Zhun. Gao Qiqian and Wu Aheng also hurriedly turned around and looked over. What did Zhang Zhun shout Wu Sangui to do?

Wu Sangui had to stand attentively and said solemnly: "Governor, the lower magistrate really doesn't know."

Zhang Zhun said coldly: "You know! But you don't want to admit it!"

Wu Sangui lowered his head and said nothing.

Zhang Zhun snorted coldly, his eyes swept across the audience, and said coldly: "Who can answer my question present? Why are the combat effectiveness of Shaanxi bandits obviously not as good as that of the official army? Why do they still have to continue to rush forward in a swarm? Why are there one million people killed here, one million, two million, or even three million people coming out?"

No one answered.

Some people even deliberately avoid Zhang Zhun's gaze.

Zhang Zhun sneered and said bluntly: "It's not that you don't know, but you don't want to answer positively. Idiots know that a farmer who has never received professional training can only be a dead end in the fight against the army. However, they still got up to fight. Why? Because they can't survive!"

"They have no land, no income, no food, and only starve to death. Anyway, they can't survive anymore, so it's better to get up and fight the government army! There are countless people like this in the world, and you can't kill them at all. Ten lives of the people, if you have one person's life, it's enough to destroy you."

"What is my relationship with the Shaanxi bandits? It's very close, no! I have never had contact with them personally. If it's not related, that's not right! I, Zhang Zhun, agrees with them in their behavior of rising up to fight against the government! Each of us has to find a way out. When others don't give them a way out, we can only pick up a knife and kill a bloody road!"

"Today, we can drink and have fun here because we haven't turned against each other yet! If we say that one day we turn against each other, we are the enemies! You will not be polite to me, and I will not be polite to you! If anyone doesn't give me a way to live, I will not give him a way to live!"

The audience was silent again.

Why did Zhang Zhun’s topic suddenly come to the Shaanxi bandits again?

"I believe everyone can see the current trend clearly. If the imperial court wants to transfer you back, defeat the Shaanxi bandits first, and then turn around and beat me. This little trick can be seen by anyone. It is not difficult for me to deal with the Tartars. However, when you go back to deal with the Shaanxi bandits, I would like to advise you not to show off. If you show off and accidentally lose your life, you can only say that it is too regretful. The current imperial court has no money to pay you pensions."

"Cao Wenzhao said just now that the biggest characteristic of the bandits in Shaanxi is that they have a large number of people. If you destroy 100,000 people, he can immediately pull out 100,000 people. Now Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and other places are full of disasters and refugees. The most conservative estimate is that the total number of refugees in these three provinces is more than tens of millions. I want to ask General Cao, when will you be able to kill these more than tens of millions of refugees?"

Cao Wenzhao bit his lips without answering.

Zhang Zhun continued: "Actually, Cao Wenzhao didn't say anything just now, bandits are not completely without combat effectiveness. After continuous wars and continuous survival of the fittest, bandits' combat effectiveness will become stronger and stronger. The reason is very simple. Those who can survive are strong people. As long as bandits have one or two strong people, your fate will be very worrying. As long as you don't give others a way to survive, others will not give you a way to survive."

After all, Cao Bianjiao was young and energetic, and said a little dissatisfied: "The combat effectiveness of the bandits' army is not as good as our army. What are you afraid of if he does?"

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said coldly: "The army is fought. No matter how bad the army is, as long as it is not wiped out repeatedly, it will be trained into elites after years of battle."

Cao Bianjiao was still a little dissatisfied and wanted to say something, but his uncle Cao Wenzhao stopped him. Huang Degong and others wanted to say something, but the words came to their mouths and finally shrank back.

Zhang Zhun picked up the wine glass, shook his head, and said apologetically: "Sorry, I've talked so much, which has delayed everyone's drinking."

Wu Aheng frowned and said, "What is the meaning of the Governor? Is the bandits defeating the official army?"

Zhang Zhun said slowly: "Anyway, I don't care about the government army."

Wu Aheng said confidently: "It was just a group of bandits. In the past, our army could not destroy them because of insufficient troops. Now, our army is about to return to the army, and its military strength has greatly increased. The end of the bandits in Shaanxi is coming."

Zhang Zhun smiled coldly and said meaningfully: "Have Master Wu carefully studied Lu Xiangsheng's memorial?"

Wu Aheng frowned and said, "Exaggerated and sensational."

Zhang Zhun snorted coldly without any concealment and said slowly: "Since that's the case, I wish Wu a victory in the flag!"

Wu Aheng wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it, and his face was never very good.

Gao Qiqian smoothed out the situation and said, "Everyone has to eat, eat, and after dinner, the governor is going to Jinzhou!"

Zhang Zhun shook his head and said slowly: "Sorry, I won't go to Jinzhou for the time being, I will go directly to Dalinghe Fort."

Gao Qiqian had no intention of insisting at all, and immediately changed his words and said, "Okay, after dinner, we will go to Dalinghe Castle!"
Chapter completed!