Since the Liukou captured Xingyang. Under the influence of some behind-the-scenes forces, all the rogues actually took the initiative to gather together under the encirclement and suppression of the official army to hold the famous Xingyang Conference in history to discuss how to break the enemy.

Then they quickly decided to adopt Li Zicheng's strategy of "dividing the troops and determining the direction", and attacked the Sichuan and Hu soldiers with Geli Eye and Zuo Jin Wang;

Hengtian King, mixed 100,000 soldiers;

Luo Rucai and the stars of the sky are guarding the river;

And the most powerful Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng went to the east to attack the Ming Dynasty and the few major generals to reap the benefits!

Later, because Hong Chengchou fought very hard in the back, there was a shot that collapsed the sky and the king of the reincarnation took the initiative to reinforce him.

Then these rogues were bent on losing their own troops for the great cause of rebellion, and a total of more than 70,000 officers and troops led by Hong Chengchou from the northwest and southern frontiers were killed in Henan!

It was not until Zhang Xianzhong and they broke through Fengyang and destroyed the emperor's tomb and cut off the dragon vein that they retreated.

Hong Chengchou, a native of Quanzhou, Fujian, from a poor family, dropped out of school at the age of 11 to help his mother make dried tofu at home, and had to walk the streets and alleys every day to sell, and later in the 44th year of Wanli in the Jinshi. He was a very favored minister of the Ming Dynasty by Emperor Chongzhen. The blessings of the Zhu dynasty in his life are as deep as the sea.

Jun's grace is as deep as the sea, and the courtiers are as heavy as mountains!

This is a couplet written by Hong Chengchou, and he has never shied away from being afraid of people saying that he is flattering and seeking favor. Even when he was fighting abroad, he always carried this couplet with him, and always reminded himself not to forget the emperor's grace and fight for the righteous death!

In the Provisional Governor's Mansion of Linru, Henan, Hong Chengchou looked at the famous couplet hanging on the middle hall, turned around and glanced at the generals in the hall and asked, "This time, this official summoned you because the rogues gathered in Shaanxi, and gathered millions of people with the intention of fighting a decisive battle with our official army!" What do you think about it all? ”

"My lord, these rogue rats are blind-eyed, and they are arrogant after the sneak attack on Zhongdu, and now they dare to gather together to kill themselves, giving up their own advantages to fight with us, just so that we can exterminate them in one fell swoop.

It is suggested that the lord can send troops to Fancheng to defend the Han River; Then send an army to control Wucun and Wawu to guard the main road of Zhejiang Water, and then send generals to be stationed in Yongning and Lushi Mountains to strangle the danger of southern and Zhuyang; In the end, the adults led the elite soldiers into Tongguan and fought a decisive battle with the Liukou! Wipe out the rogue in one fell swoop! Zuo Liangyu excitedly pointed to the map and planned.

"The last general thinks that what Lord Zuo said is extremely true, the rogue is difficult to exterminate, it is nothing more than because they are wandering around, and our officers and soldiers are too small to divide the troops and attack, often take care of one and lose the other, and the rogue loses his conscience everywhere he goes to coerce the people, as long as the thief is not dead, it will not be long before it will resurge, and now they dare to gather in Shaanxi, it is their own way to die!" Deng Xi stroked his beard and laughed.

Hong Chengchou also nodded, agreeing with Zuo Liangyu's strategy.

Recently, there has been a lot of pressure from Hong Chengchou to the junior officers, and everyone wants to make meritorious contributions to the thieves, and now the rogues dare to gather together, which of course makes everyone excited.

"My lord, the general thinks that the rogue's move is full of doubts, it is very different from usual, there must be a conspiracy! Our officers and troops are already small and as many as a million rogues, if we divide our troops to fight a decisive battle with the rogues, I am afraid it will not be safe enough!

The last general suggested that in accordance with the policy offered by General Zuo, send troops to hold all parts of Shaanxi to prevent the rogue from escaping, and then your lord, you personally lead the army to defend Xi'an, Shaanxi is broken and there are as many as one million, or it will not be long before there will be a shortage of food, and then it will definitely attack Xi'an, as long as the adults can prevent Xi'an, and then counterattack the rogue when the rogue is exhausted and lack of food, it will be able to break in one fell swoop! Cao Wenzhao saw that everyone didn't take the rogues seriously, so he couldn't help but persuade worriedly.

Hong Chengchou frowned and didn't speak, how could he not know their difficulties in fighting with the Liukou dozens of times, now the Liukou seems to have killed himself, but Cao Wenzhao's words are also what he is worried about, there must be a conspiracy behind this!

Cao Wenzhao, as a military general, is naturally understandable to see the victory or defeat on the battlefield, but Hong Chengchou, as the commander, should not only focus on the battlefield, but also pay attention to the court.

He led the army to face the rogue who burned the imperial tomb, but he was afraid of the enemy and did not fight, but let the rogue poison tea Shaanxi, and even if the rogue was finally exterminated, he would probably be punished! Hong Chengchou knew that Cao Wenzhao's plan was the safest, but he didn't want to adopt it, not because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't!

"Haha, even if the rogue has a conspiracy, what can they do, can they still be able to defeat my big tomorrow! Why is Lord Cao so timid this time? yes! After all, there are millions of rogues on the other side! Deng Xi laughed and ridiculed Cao Wenzhao for being timid.

"Deng Xi, you rat generation dare to talk nonsense, this general will kill the enemy in the chaos of the army like a bag to get something, and hundreds of thousands of thieves before and after, which time is not this general charging in front of the desperate killing of the enemy, and waiting for the rat generation to receive the merit in the back? Hmph, how can you be a mere rat to comment! Cao Wenzhao raised his head and glanced at Deng Xi, his face disdainful.

Cao Wenzhao's words undoubtedly offended everyone present, and even Hong Chengchou's face flashed with a trace of annoyance.

"Cao Wenzhao, you are looking for death!" Deng Xi was angry and wanted to rush up to teach Cao Wenzhao a lesson, but was stopped by Zuo Liangyu and others.

"Hmph, just by virtue of your cultivation in the Yi Bone Realm, the general will stand here and not move, so that you don't want to make the general take a step back!" Cao Wenzhao stood aside with his hands in his hands and mocked.

Cao Wenzhao's words made the generals dissatisfied, your Cao Wenzhao is very powerful, but our Yi Bone Realm is not bad!

Hearing Cao Wenzhao's words, Deng Xi's face turned red, but he didn't dare to really go over, and he no longer struggled and shouted: "Cao Wenzhao, you are not relying on Guanning Iron Cavalry, what are you proud of!" If I were in charge, I wouldn't be worse than you! ”

"That is, the invincible general relies on the Guanning Iron Cavalry, and you are the commander? Just like this, you eat empty pay and drink the blood of the soldiers, and you don't even accept the soldiers and horses of your headquarters, and you still want to command the Guanning Iron Cavalry? Cao Wenzhao said that Deng Xi was disdainful and extremely disdainful.

"Deng Xi still doesn't retreat, Cao Wenzhao, you also shut up, the enemy is still the enemy, you still dare to make such nonsense in front of this official! Don't you really take this official seriously! Hong Chengchou slapped the table and roared.

Cao Wenzhao has always made great achievements, and he commanded the Guanning Iron Cavalry, which has always been the general that Hong Chengchou relied on the most, and the Guanning Iron Cavalry as a cavalry must be treated better than other armies, which will naturally cause dissatisfaction among other generals.

Hong Chengchou did not mediate, but was happy to see this situation, he was a civilian official and led the troops, so he naturally had to check and balance his military attachés, and would not let his subordinates mingle, and he had been suppressing Cao Wenzhao's military merits to share profits with others, which also meant that Cao Wenzhao was too capable of playing positions and climbing too fast was also a kind of trouble for Hong Chengchou.

But Cao Wenzhao just said that Deng Xi drank the blood of the soldiers, but it was too much. Everyone has been doing this all these years, this is an unspoken rule, you Cao Wenzhao is clean and self-conscious, but you shouldn't point it out directly.

"The last general will not dare!" Deng Xi and Cao Wenzhao hurriedly saluted and apologized.

Deng Xi glanced at Cao Wenzhao resentfully as he spoke, but when he saw Cao Wenzhao turning his head disdainfully, he was even more angry.

Hong Chengchou didn't see it, the discord between the generals was exactly what he wanted to see, as long as they still listened to his orders, don't make too much trouble, he won't care.

"Deng Xi, You Zhaiwen listen to orders!"

"The last general!" Deng Xi and You Zhaiwen took orders before they came out.

"This official orders you two to Fan Cheng to prevent the Liukou from crossing the Han River!"

"The last general will obey the order!"

"Zuo Liangyu's official ordered you to lead the soldiers and horses of your headquarters to garrison Wu Village and Wawu, and guard the main road of Zhejiang, and you must not let a rogue escape from Zhejiang," Hong Chengchou advised.

"The last general commands!" Zuo Liangyu replied a little unwillingly, he offered a strategy, he thought that Hong Chengchou would lead him to a decisive battle with Liukou, but he never thought that he would be regarded as a partial teacher, so he was naturally unwilling.

"You Shiwei, Chen Xifu, and Xu Laichao ordered the three of you to be stationed in Yongning and Lushi Mountains to prevent the Liukou from escaping the mountains in order to strangle the danger of Nan and Zhuyang!" Hong Chengchou swept his eyes and selected three people under the worried gaze of everyone.

The three people who were selected sighed, the unselected people were all overjoyed, fighting with the Liukou is different from fighting with Houjin, it has always been the official army pressing the Liukou to fight, this time it is the time of meritorious service, naturally some people are happy and some are worried.

"This official personally commanded the army, and Cao Wenzhao entered Tongguan together to fight a decisive battle with Liukou, and wanted to complete his work in one battle, and he has reported the emperor's favor! The generals must not slack off, if there is the slightest mistake, military law will be engaged! Hong Chengchou's expression was solemn and his tone was sonorous.

"Yes!" The generals commanded.

"You will all go down and prepare for battle, and the army will be drawn out of camp in three days!"