The victory of the battle of Xiangyang made the governor of Henan Wu Fu and the general soldier He Renlong even more nervous, they did not feel happy at all, the military department Shangshu, the governor of the five provinces Sun Chuanting's next battle plan is to completely eliminate Zhang Xianzhong and stabilize Li Zicheng in Henan, this battle plan, for Wu Fu and He Renlong, is a huge pressure.

Although Yang Sichang, a cabinet minister and secretary of the Ministry of War, put forward a general operational plan of ambushing on all sides and four squares and six corners, it is impossible for this deployment to be truly implemented; Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong have always been active in Henan and Huguang, and what is really nervous is Henan Governor Wu Fu and He Renlong, Huguang Governor Fang Kongzhi, and General Soldier Zuo Liangyu, and the rest of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shandong, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and other places in the south and north will not worry about it, nor will they take the initiative to participate in the fight and battle.

Wu Fu and He Renlong are most worried about Li Zicheng's whereabouts.

Zhang Xianzhong suffered a heavy blow, and even on the verge of collapse, Li Zicheng can't always be without movement, if it is said that there are many contradictions between Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, and he stands by when Zhang Xianzhong encounters difficulties, this is reasonable, but Zhang Xianzhong suffered a situation of life and death, Li Zicheng can't do nothing, after all, his lips are cold, Li Zicheng knows very well that once Zhang Xianzhong is completely wiped out, he will become the next target.

In terms of strength, Wu Fu and He Renlong could not completely contain Li Zicheng, that is to say, the forces they had were not enough to compete with Li Zicheng.

So when Sun Chuanting began to act, Wu Fu and He Renlong began to worry and began to pay close attention to Li Zicheng's whereabouts.

Huguang has entered the rainy season, and the rain in Henan is not very much, and it is relatively dry.

He Renlong, who was stationed in Xinye, sent out a large number of scouts. To investigate Li Zicheng's whereabouts, his view is not to take the initiative to provoke Li Zicheng, and once Li Zicheng makes any changes, he must also be prepared to deal with it.

Wu Fu and He Renlong's speculation is that Li Zicheng may directly send troops to Yunyang Mansion City, after all, Nanyang Mansion City is only about 600 miles away from Yunyang Mansion City. If they really want to rush to help, they can arrive and participate in the battle within ten days, and their task is to stop Li Zicheng's reinforcements in Xinye and Xinyang.

Don't underestimate this task, He Renlong has only 20,000 people under his command, and he has to be stationed in Xinye and Xinyang, of course, after the battle of Xiangyang, He Renlong made timely adjustments, and most of the troops stationed in Xinyang were concentrated in Xinye, and Xiangyang has been recovered by the imperial court. The possibility of Li Zicheng reinforcing Zhang Xianzhong from Xinyang has almost disappeared.

The army stationed in Xinye has reached 18,000 people, relying on the city to compete with Li Zicheng, it is said that with this strength, it is impossible to confront Li Zicheng head-on, even if He Renlong has the reputation of He Maniac among the Liukou, which makes the Liukou feel afraid, but the disparity in strength is a fact that cannot be changed, unless He Renlong is really crazy. Otherwise, it would be impossible to start a frontal field duel with Li Zicheng.

Letters from the Cabinet, and edicts from the Ministry of War. The requirements are very strict, it can be said that they are almost ruthless, the cabinet and the Ministry of War require He Renlong to prevent Li Zicheng from reinforcing Zhang Xianzhong, and even more to do their best to prevent the alliance between Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng. Wu Fu and He Renlong were ready to enter the prison.

This made Wu Fu and He Renlong under a lot of pressure.

The time when Sun Chuanting's army started from Xiangyang was the tenth day of the first month of March, and from this moment on, all of He Renlong's attention was placed on Li Zicheng stationed in Nanyang, and after the scouts' continuous reconnaissance, it was found that Li Zicheng did not have much movement. Because of the advent of the rainy season in Huguang, He Renlong soon got the news that Sun Chuanting's army stopped advancing and was stationed on the spot to rest, which made He Renlong breathe a sigh of relief.

At the beginning of April, Sun Chuanting began to march again, heading in the direction of Yunyang Fucheng.

In the direction of Yunyang, Zhang Xianzhong also put on the momentum of a decisive battle.

This made Wu Fu and He Renlong extremely nervous, Wu Fu, who was in Kaifeng, couldn't sit still, risked a huge danger, rushed to Xinye in person, and after discussing with He Renlong in detail, he reluctantly returned to Kaifeng with confidence.

The time is on the fifth day of the fourth month, and at this moment, Sun Chuanting is already very close to Yunyang Mansion City, and the war is about to break out.

After a long period of investigation, He Renlong found that Li Zicheng had no intention of reinforcing Zhang Xianzhong, which made him secretly relieved, as long as Li Zicheng did not plan to reinforce Zhang Xianzhong in the near future, he and Wu Fu could both be on the road, as for the future time, whether Li Zicheng would suddenly lead the army to aid Zhang Xianzhong, then no one can say, besides, even if Li Zicheng led the army to Yunyang to reinforce, it would take at least ten days before and after, and Li Zicheng must also consider the nearly 20,000 imperial army stationed in Xinye, The time for reinforcements will lag behind, and with this nearly half a month, the army led by Sun Chuanting should also have a lot of results.

Two days later, on the seventh day of the fourth month, He Renlong, who was barely relieved, received a letter from Sun Chuanting, the secretary of the military department and the governor of the five provinces, in which Sun Chuanting indicated that the battle of Yunyang would officially begin on the eighth day of April, and asked He Renlong to stop Li Zicheng's reinforcements, and at the same time make preparations to prevent Zhang Xianzhong from escaping to Nanyang.

He Renlong didn't particularly care about Sun Chuanting's letter, Sun Chuanting's request, he couldn't complete it at all, in terms of troops, he couldn't stop Li Zicheng from reinforcing Zhang Xianzhong, let alone prevent Zhang Xianzhong from evacuating in the direction of Nanyang, but if he found anything abnormal, he had to inform Sun Chuanting in time.

In order to prevent accidents, He Renlong gave the scout a death order, starting from the sixth day of the fourth month, all Li Zicheng's whereabouts were reported throughout the day, whether it was day or midnight, as long as there was an abnormality, it must be reported.

Five days have passed, and the battle of Yunyang has begun for two days, and Li Zicheng still has no movement, which makes He Renlong believe that there is an irreconcilable contradiction between Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, and there will be no intersection between them.

When the scout entered the wing, he had a bad look on his face.

Seeing the scout's look, He Renlong's heart chuckled, the battle of Yunyang has begun, and there must be no deviation at this time.

"Lord Commander, my subordinates have detected the rogues under Li Zicheng and have begun to set off from the camp."

He Renlong's face turned white in an instant, and Li Zicheng finally acted.

"Come on, Li Zicheng has left Nanyang Mansion City and is heading somewhere."

"The intelligence is not particularly clear, the subordinates have detected it, and Li Zicheng is out of the nest this time."

"Quick, hurry up and investigate, we must find out the details within a day."

After the scout left, He Renlong looked at the map on the wall, his expression becoming anxious and worried.

The battle of Yunyang has just begun, Sun Chuanting obviously cannot defeat Zhang Xianzhong in such a short period of time, after the battle of Xiangyang, if Sun Chuanting led the army to attack Yunyang immediately, maybe Zhang Xianzhong did not have much preparation, the battle will not last long, but the battle of Xiangyang has passed nearly two months, Sun Chuanting only began to act, at this time Zhang Xianzhong has already gasped, at least fully prepared.

Of course, Li Zicheng went to reinforce at this time, and the problem was not very big, He Renlong could stop Li Zicheng's reinforcements in Xinye, and at the same time, Sun Chuanting could also make sufficient preparations and quickly adjust the deployment of the operation.

In his heart, He Renlong hoped that Li Zicheng would leave Nanyang and go to reinforce Zhang Xianzhong, so that the situation in Henan would be much more stable.

This night, He Renlong couldn't sleep at all, he was anxiously waiting for the scout's information.

It was just dawn, and the scouts hurried back.

When the scout saluted, He Renlong waved his hand and couldn't wait to speak.

"Come on, what has been detected, and in what direction has Li Zicheng been heading."

"Report to the chief soldier, his subordinates have detected it, Li Zicheng is indeed all open, and he went in the direction of Yuzhou......"

Before the scout's words could be finished, He Renlong's body began to tremble.

The worst of the worst is finally here.

At this time, He Renlong understood everything, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng were indeed fighting together, and after a detailed plan, Zhang Xianzhong put on a stubborn posture in Yunyang, attracting all the troops of Sun Chuanting, once the battle started, Li Zicheng would leave Nanyang as quickly as possible, march in the direction of Kaifeng, and raid Kaifeng.

The guard force of Kaifeng is very weak, and the key forces of Henan are almost all concentrated in Xinye and Xinyang.

Once Li Zicheng surrounded Kaifeng Mansion, Sun Chuanting could not fight to the death with Zhang Xianzhong in Yunyang, and he had to rush to the aid of Kaifeng Mansion.

Once Kaifeng Mansion is lost, it will cause an uproar, and this responsibility Wu Fu and He Renlong are unbearable, and Sun Chuanting cannot bear it.

It was a perfect ploy.

He Renlong, whose face changed suddenly, looked at the soldiers around him and spoke word by word.

"You immediately go to report to the governor and Lord Sun, just say that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are fighting together, their real target is Kaifeng Mansion, Zhang Xianzhong put on a posture of defending in Yunyang, which is to attract the attention of Lord Sun, Li Zicheng suddenly attacked Kaifeng Mansion at this time, if Kaifeng Mansion does not have the strength to rush to help, it will soon fall."

When the soldiers turned around and prepared to leave, He Renlong spoke again.

"Report to Lord Wu, you must defend Kaifeng Mansion City, I will immediately lead the sergeants to reinforce it, and at the same time ask Lord Sun to lead the army to aid Kaifeng Mansion City as soon as possible."

"Within two days, this information must be sent to the capital, and I implore the Ministry of War to dispatch border troops from Datong, Yulin and other places to rush to the aid of Kaifeng Fucheng, otherwise Kaifeng Fucheng will be in danger." (To be continued......)