When Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Huguang in the imperial history of Zuo Yandu, led the Tianxiong army and the army of the Huguang Metropolitan Division to the Huangzhou Mansion in a hurry, Hong Chengchou was already waiting here.

Lu Xiangsheng is stomach of anger has no place to vent, back to Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong and other rogues just entered Huguang, he immediately ordered the army in Xiangyang, Huangzhou and Yunyang three places to intercept, can not be said to be all the extermination of the rogues, according to the strength in his hands, it is impossible to exterminate the rogues, but such an arrangement, at least to the maximum extent to stay in Xiangyang Mansion, waiting for Hong Chengchou's army to enter Huguang.

It is a pity that Hong Chengchou's army has not yet entered Huguang, the letter came first, the meaning of the letter is very clear, asking Hong Chengchou to concentrate the army in the area of Yunyang Mansion and Jingzhou Mansion, and the Liukou must enter Sichuan from the southwest, Hong Chengchou made such a judgment There is also a certain truth, that is, Lao Huihui was evacuated from Sichuan and entered Henan to meet Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.

Lu Xiangsheng didn't want to carry out this order, he thought that there was nothing wrong with his arrangement, although he said that holding the Liukou from three directions would disperse the limited forces, but the matter had come to this point, he could only ask the sergeant to stick to the city and put on a posture of blocking, at least this could make the Liukou feel panicked, but Hong Chengchou then sent a letter, directly asking Lu Xiangsheng to personally lead the army and stick to Yunyang and Jingzhou, which made Lu Xiangsheng unable to continue to disobey the order.

In the area of De'an Huangzhou in the east and Chengtianfu in the south, the forces immediately became weak.

Hong Chengchou's army entered Huguang, and the Liukou, who had been active in the Xiangyang area, began to play hide and seek with Hong Chengchou's army, they pretended to retreat in the direction of Yunyang Mansion, and waited until Hong Chengchou's army set up an ambush circle in Yunyang, and quickly turned around and headed towards De'an Mansion and Huangzhou Mansion, they did not attack the city, but marched all the way.

The Liukou soldiers were divided into three routes, all the way to Huangzhou Mansion, all the way to Luzhou Mansion in Nanzhili, all the way to Anqing Mansion in Nanzhili, and after taking some cities respectively, Hong Chengchou came back to his senses and led the army in the direction of Huangzhou.

Lu Xiangsheng naturally led the army to follow towards Huangzhou Mansion.

By this time, some cities in Huangzhou and Xiangyang had been sacked by the Liukou, who replenished grain and grass, plundered a large amount of money, and the team gradually grew.

Lu Xiangsheng was very aggrieved, he thought of Zheng Xunrui, if Zheng Xunrui continued to command the extermination of the Liukou, such a thing would definitely not happen, Zheng Xunrui would carefully analyze the movements of the Liukou according to all aspects of intelligence, so as to make accurate arrangements in advance.

It's a pity that Hong Chengchou didn't do this, not to mention doubting Hong Chengchou's ability, at least Hong Chengchou didn't pay enough attention to the rogue.

It is said that the death of Cao Wenzhao should be a big blow to Hong Chengchou, and it should also allow Hong Chengchou to realize the strength of the rogue.

Huangzhou Mansion, prefect Yamen.

Lu Xiangsheng finally met Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou didn't have a smile on his face, he was looking at the map all the time, and after Lu Xiangsheng came in, he nodded.

"Lord Lu, the Liukou soldiers are divided into three ways, two roads into Nanzhili, all the way to stay in Huangzhou Mansion, Nanzhili can not be lost, this official decided to lead the army, into Nanzhili, Lord Lu led the army of Huguang Dusi, stationed in Huangzhou, encircled and suppressed the Liukou who stayed all the way, this official has written a letter to Lord Fan of the Nanjing Military Department, I implore the support of Lord Fan, and must not let the Liukou enter Fengyang Mansion and Yingtianfu......"

Lu Xiangsheng also had no expression on his face, he couldn't refute Hong Chengchou's arrangement, but he always felt that this arrangement was a little inappropriate, if Hong Chengchou led the army to enter Nanzhili, once the Liukou left Nanzhili, and killed the horse gun and entered the Huangzhou Mansion in Huguang, the three Liukou united, which was by no means the Huguang army of less than 10,000 people led by him could resist, and at that time, the 60,000 troops under Hong Chengchou's command could not rush back in time, and all parts of Huguang would suffer.

"My lord, the lower officials think that the number of troops left in Huangzhou Mansion can be more......

"The official knows what Lord Lu means, but the Liukou entered the Nanzhili, which has shocked the imperial court, the emperor dictated, it is necessary to protect the Nanzhili, and the Liukou must not be allowed to plunder, and the official does not want to see such a situation, Lord Lu, please see, Li Zicheng entered the Luzhou Mansion, all the way to the north and directly entered the Fengyang Mansion, even if he could not attack the Fengyang Mansion City, he could also go to Henan in the west, or continue to the north, enter Xuzhou Mansion and even Shandong, Zhang Xianzhong of Anqing Mansion, In the east, you can attack Taipingfu, Ningguofu and even Yingtianfu, and in the south, you can enter Jiangxi and Zhejiang. ”

Speaking of this, Hong Chengchou paused slightly.

"Of course, the Liukou may also return to Huangzhou Mansion, so that the three Liukou will be reconciled, the strength is huge, and the pressure on Lord Lu will be very great at that time, but this official has already made arrangements, and the army under his command will closely follow the Liukou, following all the way, and will never let the Liukou act recklessly."

Lu Xiangsheng opened his mouth and couldn't speak, after all, with the emperor's edict, it was impossible for Hong Chengchou to lead a small number of soldiers into Nanzhili, which would not have much effect, but might encounter a counterattack by the rogue.

"Okay, this officer is about to lead the army to set off, and the military situation is urgent, so we must not delay time."

Lao Huihui led 40,000 righteous troops, has been active in the Huangmei and Guangji area, after taking a few cities, his army has received a large amount of grain and grass supplies, in this generation of activities is no problem, with the increase in the number of sergeants, a qiē is developing towards his predetermined goal.

Half a year ago, the battle of Dengzhou, beheaded Cao Wenzhao, so that the confidence of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong and others greatly increased, and also made their strategy change slightly, they no longer focused on escaping, but looking for opportunities to fight with the official army, and constantly exterminated the power of the official army, so after Hong Chengchou led the army into Xiangyang, he did not evacuate immediately, but adopted the method of mobile warfare, and Hong Chengchou played hide and seek.

A few months passed, the strength of the rebel army gradually became stronger, at this time, the old Hui Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong and others, secretly discussed, decided that the rebel army was divided into three routes, the old Hui stayed in Huguang, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong suddenly entered Nanzhili, took the opportunity to open the encirclement and suppression of the official army, took many cities in Nanzhili, and replenished the grain and grass of the army.

In order to do this, it is necessary to divert the officers and troops.

Lao Huihui once again took on the heavy responsibility and led the army to move in the direction of Yunyang Mansion, while Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong lay dormant, waiting for the official army to be deceived.

The officers and troops were really fooled, and a large number of troops went to the direction of Yunyang Mansion.

It was at this time that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong led the army and marched all the way, passing through De'an Mansion and Huangzhou Mansion, and directly penetrating Lujiang Mansion and Anqing Mansion in Nanzhili.

Lao Huihui also got rid of the official army as quickly as possible, and turned back and headed in the direction of Huangzhou.

The first step of the plan of Lao Huihui, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong and others was completely successful.

The next second step of the plan, then there is no need to think too much, it must be successful, that is, to attract all the officers and troops to enter Nanzhili, and after the official army enters Nanzhili, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong quickly left Nanzhili, and entered the Huangzhou Mansion in Huguang again, and the old Hui Hui Huihe, after the three-way righteous army unites, will directly attack Huangzhou Mansion, and strive to take the city, so that the army can get huge supplies.

The third step of the plan is to develop north and enter Henan again after severely damaging the official army of Huguang.

After entering Henan, the rebel army will specifically attack Fucheng in order to get more supplies.

Judging from this plan, the understanding of Lao Huihui and others has changed significantly, and they no longer blindly flee, but choose opportunities to consume the strength of the official army.

Hong Chengchou finally came to his senses and led the army to march in the direction of Huangzhou, but unfortunately, it was a little late.

In the process of marching, Hong Chengchou thought of Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun, he really wanted to dispatch Zheng Jiajun to participate in the extermination of the Liukou, but finally gave up this plan, he knew the situation in the court, and also got some reminders, that is, do not use the Zheng Jiajun, and do not let Zheng Xunrui participate in the battle to exterminate the Liukou again.

Once upon a time, Hong Chengchou decided to ignore a qiē, ready to play to the emperor, and implored Zheng Jiajun to participate in the battle to exterminate the Liukou, but unfortunately such a twist and turn was not reported in the end, the previous battle, Hong Chengchou made a mistake, especially the death of Cao Wenzhao, it can be said to be a serious mistake, if the court has an adult to hold him accountable, he can't bear it, and people don't hold them accountable, and the request is not to let Zheng Xunrui participate in the battle to exterminate the Liukou.

In order to protect himself, Hong Chengchou could only choose to give up Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun.

Hong Chengchou also felt heartwarming, I don't know what was wrong with those links, and he couldn't accurately judge the movements of the Liukou, in fact, Hong Chengchou also had too many worries, the team of the Liukou grew again, and the number of people far exceeded the army led by him, although the combat effectiveness of the Liukou was not very good, but there were always so many people.

Cao Wenzhao's lesson is that the purpose is vivid, Hong Chengchou did not dare to divide the troops too much, so as not to encounter the counter-encirclement of the Liukou, although he also felt that the Liukou was unlikely to be active in the Nanzhili area for a long time, after all, the Liukou did not have such a strong strength, but he did not dare to have the slightest negligence, he could only lead the army under his command, all of them entered Nanzhili, not to mention whether to exterminate the Liukou, at least to drive the Liukou out of Nanzhili.

With such an attitude, when Hong Chengchou led the army from Huangzhou Mansion, he did not have too strong determination to fight, he thought of letting all the Liukou evacuate Nanzhili, as for where the Liukou fled next, he couldn't think of it.