Huai'an, Caoyun Governor's Palace.

A steady stream of information from the capital has been sent, although it is said that the capital has been under full martial law, but Zheng Xunrui can still think of a way, the dark line of the capital has long thought of a way to deal with any situation after so many years of development, and this is a fast channel, all the information will be transmitted to Huai'an at the fastest speed.

These days, Zheng Xunrui has been frowning, Xu Wanghua and Zheng Jinhong and others have not bothered, they know that although Zheng Xunrui does not plan to get involved in this battle, he must be extremely worried in his heart.

The information obtained by Zheng Xunrui was even more comprehensive and accurate than that obtained by the imperial cabinet and Gao Qiqian, and he already knew that among the 150,000 troops led by Dolgon, the Han army had participated in the war.

This situation has aroused Zheng Xunrui's great attention, this is also a situation that has not appeared before, it should be said that the Han army participated in the battle, most of them were in Liaodong, and it was of an auxiliary nature, this was the first time to enter the Guannai operation, the Han Army was later reorganized into the Han Eight Banners, and only then did it really enter the large-scale operations in the Guannai, but that was all under the situation that the Ming Dynasty had fallen violently, and the rule of the Qing Dynasty was basically stable at that time, and it was already under the premise of dominating the entire Central Plains and the south.

In fact, Huang Taiji's heart is not hot to trust the Han army, although Huang Taiji is worthy of a generation of heroes, but also has its own flaws, the Qing Dynasty is not so stable, Huang Taiji has been immersed in the struggle for power for a long time, and there are not many people who really trust, and many times it is also for the future of the Qing Dynasty, so he has made a lot of far-sighted decisions.

This time, the Han army followed Dolgon into the customs to fight, which is of great significance.

At least it shows that Huang Taiji has noticed that it is necessary to unite all the forces that can be united, and to involve the Han army in the battle as much as possible, so as to not only improve the combat effectiveness of the Han army, but also maximize the combat effectiveness of the former Qing Dynasty. As for letting Dolgon command this battle, it shows that Huang Taiji wanted to let the Manchu nobles also realize the importance of the Han army's participation in the battle, and if the Manchu nobles really realized this, then the strength of the Great Qing State would really be greatly enhanced.

The map is densely marked with many marks. The route of the army led by Dolgon, as well as the route of the army led by Hong Chengchou into Beizhili, were marked with a red pen on one side and a blue pen on the other. It looks very clear.

Xu Wanghua held a stack of letters in his hand, which were very different from ordinary letters, they were all sealed with black fire paint, and there were three red triangle symbols in the upper left corner of each letter.

This is top-secret information, information from Henan and Shaanxi.

saw the letter in Xu Wanghua's hand. Zheng Xunrui's brow jumped.

Opening the letter, Zheng Xunrui looked carefully, and slowly, his face turned a little pale.

Xu Wanghua stood aside, looked at Zheng Xunrui, and did not speak, he knew that in these letters, there must not be good information, maybe there was something wrong with the Henan Liukou.

Sure enough, Zheng Xunrui put the letter on the table. Walking back and forth in the room, he didn't speak for a long time.

"My lord, is there anything wrong with the Liukou in Henan?"

"Yes, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong will take advantage of the fire to rob, after knowing the news that Houjin Tatar entered Beizhili, he couldn't help it, Li Zicheng began to attack Fuzhou County in Nanyang and Runing and other places, and achieved good results, Liu Zongmin of Huguang also began a large-scale attack, and even prepared to attack Xiangyang Fucheng. Zhang Xianzhong even led the Liukou to enter the territory of Shanxi on a large scale, and the governor of Henan, Lord Wu Fu, and the governor of Huguang, Lord Fang Kongzhi, had already written a note to the imperial court, and it seemed that these notes could not be taken seriously. ”

"Aren't you worried about ruining your luck?"

"Not only that, the intelligence shows. Li Zicheng has already sent some of the Liukou, ready to enter Sichuan, it seems that Li Zicheng's ambition is really inflated, the imperial court is going all out to deal with the Houjin Tartars, at this time the Liukou took the opportunity to develop forces in Henan, Shanxi, Huguang and Sichuan, this is by no means good news. If the entire north is in chaos, then the imperial court is afraid that there really won't be much chance. ”

Hearing Zheng Xunrui say this, Xu Wanghua hesitated for a moment, but still spoke.

"My lord, in such a situation, is Zheng Jiajun dispatched?"

Zheng Xunrui shook his head slightly, logically speaking, the Zheng family army does need to be dispatched at this time, but from the attitude of the emperor and the imperial court, the Zheng family army should not be dispatched for the time being, and it needs to wait until the situation deteriorates further before it can attack.

"Mr. Xu, I know what you think, Zheng Jiajun will need to attack sooner or later, and this time it is very likely to be a two-sided attack, so I need to think carefully, I can't make a decision easily, the emperor's suspicion of me has reached the point of no return, although the emperor did not say it, but I know very well that maybe at the end of this year, maybe next year, my relationship with the imperial court is likely to deteriorate."

There was no surprised expression on Xu Wanghua's face.

"The subordinates feel that the lord has made all the preparations, even if the emperor has any ideas, he can't act rashly, although the emperor asks Lord Hong Chengchou to be responsible for the comprehensive defense of the rogue, but the subordinates feel that it is impossible for the court to win this battle."

"You're right, if it's you, what kind of choice would you make under the premise of facing failure."

Xu Wanghua thought for a moment and spoke calmly.

"There are three options, the first option is to mobilize the army of the south, go to the capital to resist the Houjin Tartars, including the Zheng family's army, but this choice is not very likely, in fact, when the Houjin Tartars enter the Guannei, the emperor and the court can make such a choice, but there is no holy decree, and there is no edict, indicating that such a choice has been abandoned, the second option is to mobilize the army of Shanhaiguan to resist the Houjin Tartars, but this approach is equivalent to drinking to quench thirst, once the Guanning Jin defense line is lost, The capital could not be kept at all, and if the Houjin Tartars captured the Guanningjin defense line and occupied the Shanhaiguan, the capital could not be held. ”

Xu Wanghua paused slightly.

"The third option, that is, to make peace, to reach an agreement with the Houjin Tartars to make peace, Huang Taiji has also done this, but in doing so, the emperor will be under great pressure and must be done in secret."

A smile appeared on Zheng Xunrui's face.

"It seems that Mr. Xu has also carefully analyzed the situation in Beizhili and Liaodong during this time, the first option and the second option are not difficult to analyze, but it is not easy to analyze the third option."

Speaking of this, Zheng Xunrui tapped the map on the table with his right hand.

"I can conclude that the emperor will make a third choice and negotiate peace with the emperor."

Xu Wanghua was a little surprised and looked at Zheng Xunrui.

"Mr. Xu, Henan, Shanxi, Huguang and Sichuan and other places, once the large-scale development of the Liukou, will affect the stability of the entire north, if you can't expend your energy to exterminate the Liukou, so that the Liukou get a chance to breathe, it will become a big trouble for the Ming Dynasty in the future, but the elite army has all been transferred to the North Zhili, and the imperial court can't draw out the army to exterminate the Liukou, in this case, what will the emperor think, two-front combat, it is impossible, and once Hong Chengchou is defeated by the Houjin Tartars, the imperial court will be on the verge of destruction."

"There is another situation, and it is also the most important situation, once the strength of the imperial army is greatly damaged, then the army that the Ming Dynasty can handle is almost only the Zheng family's army, what this means, the emperor is very clear."

Xu Wanghua nodded again and again.

"The adult's analysis is really incisive, but if the emperor and Huang Taiji negotiate peace, they will encounter strong opposition from scholars, especially the Donglin Party, and his subordinates believe that the Donglin Party in the court, as well as many adults, will not let go in this regard."

Zheng Xunrui smiled and nodded.

"What you said is right, the emperor has no chance to negotiate peace, even if the cabinet puts forward such a proposal, it is impossible, the emperor does not dare to take this risk, even if he has such an idea, it is impossible to do it, if anyone undertakes such a task, it will destroy his future, or even give his life."

Seeing Zheng Xunrui's smile with a look of contempt, Xu Wanghua was very strange.

Zheng Xunrui looked at Xu Wanghua, sighed, and spoke again.

"In fact, peace is the best choice, if the emperor can make this decision, it is the only chance to save the great tomorrow, peace is not the same as surrender, there is nothing great, this time and that time, when the king of Yue Gou practiced lying on the salary to taste the courage, and then did not also destroy the state of Wu, now the situation is dangerous, the 150,000 army led by Dolgon entered the pass and plundered, swept through the north Zhili, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are ready to move, are expanding their strength, occupy more places, loot more wealth, It is impossible for the imperial court to fight on two fronts, if it can negotiate peace with Huang Taiji, turn around and concentrate on exterminating the Liukou, stabilize the interior, and then go all out to deal with the Houjin Tartars, it is also a very good choice. ”

Speaking of this, Zheng Xunrui sighed again.

"Mr. Xu, the Zheng Jiajun has not much time to be stable, during this time we must make all the preparations, at the moment of the crisis, the Zheng Jiajun must quickly enter the battle, if we wait until the situation is out of control, it may be too late to send troops at that time."

Xu Wanghua nodded, Zheng Xunrui's order had long been expected by him, he had followed Zheng Xunrui for so many years, and he had already known some of Zheng Xunrui's personalities, and under such an important situation, Zheng Xunrui would never stand idly by. (To be continued.) )