The news that the city of Nanyang Mansion was breached by the Liukou caused a huge shock in Kaifeng Mansion.

Hong Chengchou, who had already led the army to Kaifeng, quickly issued an order after learning the news, asking his army and the army from Henan to speed up the march and quickly rush to Nanyang Fucheng.

The Liukou has reached the end of the road, and he was able to capture Nanyang Fucheng, which was beyond Hong Chengchou's expectations, of course, he also knew that it was precisely because of the determination to completely exterminate the Liukou, so when he was in Shanxi, he and Cao Wenzhao attacked in two ways, giving the Liukou a huge blow, in less than a month, nearly 40,000 Liukou were wiped out, and Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong and others evacuated towards Henan in a hurry.

Cao Wenzhao has already led the Guanning Iron Cavalry under his command to go in the direction of Dengzhou and Xinye, blocking the route of the Liukou into Huguang, as for Shaanxi, Shandong and Nanzhili and other places, there is no need to worry about it, both sides are in strict formation, and there will be no way out for the Liukou to enter these places.

Henan Governor's Yamen, wings.

The military department Shangshu, the governor of the five provinces, Hong Chengchou, the Zuo Duyu Shi, and the governor of Henan, Wang Duo, discussed the next action plan.

Wang Duo's official luck in recent years is still good, Chongzhen was transferred from Jiangning County at the end of the fourth year, to the capital to serve as the military department Langzhong, Chongzhen at the beginning of the eighth year, as the identity of the imperial history of Zuo Du, served as the governor of Henan, and became a feudal official.

Wang Duo is a typical civilian official, but after coming to Henan Mansion, he must be familiar with military matters, fortunately, he has been in the military department for three years, and he is also familiar with a lot of military arrangements and deployments, etc., but this familiarity is still different from the generals who lead the army to fight.

For example, for the garrison of Henan Province, Wang Duo's judgment has made a heavy mistake, the heavy troops are gathered around the city of Kaifeng, taking into account Zhengzhou and Xingyang, but for the deployment of other places, it is not particularly important, in fact, after the Liukou left Shanxi and entered Henan, the generals with a little common sense will deploy heavy troops in Ruzhou and Nanyang Mansion and other places, even if they are not ready to block the Liukou, at least need to strengthen the solid defense of the city.

For the loss of Nanyang Mansion City, Wang Duo was very responsible.

However, this can't be completely blamed on Wang Duo, Hong Chengchou also has a certain responsibility, Liukou evacuated in the direction of Henan, Hong Chengchou immediately wrote a letter to Wang Duo, telling Wang Duo to pay attention to the defense of Xingyang and Zhengzhou, Hong Chengchou estimated that Liukou would take a familiar route, that is, from Xingyang to Xinzheng, Xuzhou and other places, and then enter the territory of Nanyang Mansion.

It's a pity that the Liukou did not march according to their expectations at all, but went straight from Anyi to Pinglu and entered Henan Province, without stopping along the way, passing through Ruzhou and directly entering the territory of Nanyang Province.

"Lord Wang, the Liukou captured Nanyang Mansion City and got a lot of grain and grass, I'm afraid I will recruit some homeless people again."

"Don't worry, my lord, I think that the Liukou captured Nanyang Mansion City, but it was a death struggle, my lord has sent Cao Zong's troops to contain Dengzhou and Xinye and other places, Liukou has no way to escape, after the Liukou captured Nanyang Mansion City, he will not stay for a long time, he will definitely evacuate in the direction of Dengzhou and Xinye, Xiaguan got the report from Nanyang, although Liukou captured Nanyang Fucheng, but the losses are also heavy, in this case, the Lord led the army to quickly encircle and suppress, and the Liukou will inevitably be completely wiped out."

Hong Chengchou and Wang Duo did not mention the responsibility for the fall of Nanyang Fucheng, obviously avoiding this issue.

However, the focus of the two speaks is different, Hong Chengchou is worried that the number of Liukou will suddenly increase, which will increase the difficulty of extermination, Wang Duo emphasized that Liukou has suffered heavy losses, and the combat effectiveness is not strong, and it will be easier for the imperial army to exterminate it.

Hearing Wang Duo say this, Hong Chengchou actually nodded.

When the army exterminated the Liukou in Shanxi, it achieved too many victories, and the Liukou was indeed vulnerable, and the three thousand Guanning Iron Cavalry under the command of Cao Wenzhao actually defeated the 30,000 army of the Liukou, so that the other party only cared about fleeing for his life and had no intention of resisting, it was only a few days, and I believe that the Liukou took Nanyang City, which was purely accidental.

"What Lord Wang said is, but the military situation is urgent, this official can't delay time in Kaifeng, after the Liukou capture Nanyang Mansion City, stay at least three days, the official must start a siege of the Liukou as soon as possible, this time the official will not let the Liukou escape."

"Xiaguan is waiting for the good news of the adults in Kaifeng."

"Lord Wang is polite, the food and grass of the army have been guaranteed, and the official also wants to thank Lord Wang for his support."

"Don't say that, my lord, it's all the responsibility of the lower officials."

Hong Chengchou and Wang Duo looked at each other and laughed.

The herald quickly entered the wing, and Hong Chengchou stood up and gave the order with a stern face.

"The army will set off tomorrow morning, divided into the front army and the middle army, the front army of 20,000 people, led by the deputy general soldier He Renlong, arrived in Nanyang Fucheng in three days, and ordered officers at all levels, no matter what difficulties they encounter, to ensure the speed of the march, if the Liukou has fled from Nanyang Fucheng, the front army does not stay, and goes straight to Dengzhou and Xinye, the commander sits in the middle army, and leads the army from the direction of Yexian, Yuzhou, and Tang County to go straight to Dengzhou and Xinye, and the front army and the Chinese army will meet in Dengzhou on the tenth day of June."

"Order Cao Wenzhao's general army, must stick to Dengzhou and Xinye, always pay attention to the movement of the Liukou, and reconnoiter where the Liukou escaped, this commander predicts that the Liukou is likely to evacuate from the direction of Dengzhou, if the accurate information is detected, report it quickly." ……

The herald quickly went to deliver the order.

As soon as the arrangement was completed, a smile appeared on Wang Duo's face, as if he had seen the situation of the Liukou being exterminated.

"The adults came and went in a hurry, they only arrived in Kaifeng yesterday, and the lower officials have not had time to pick up the wind for the adults, and they have just prepared a wine banquet, and please don't shirk their excuses, so it should be a celebration banquet set up by the lower officials for the adults."

"It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, the official also wants to have a good chat with the adult, the official heard that Lord Wang is the mentor of Lord Zheng Xunrui, and he must know the relevant situation of Lord Zheng, but the official just heard about Lord Zheng's bravery, and he has never met, so he regrets it."

"Lord Zheng is the head of the county trial case in Jiangning County, and the lower official was the magistrate of Jiangning County at that time, by chance, I dare not say that it is Lord Zheng's mentor, but the adult wants to understand the situation, and the lower official knows everything and says everything."

Hearing Wang Duo say this, Hong Chengchou couldn't wait.

"I heard that Lord Zheng is unusually young, but in the year of the weak crown, he was able to kill nearly 200,000 rogues, which is really rare, and this kind of talent is too rare."

"Xia Guan thinks that Lord Zheng has seized the opportunity and achieved such a heavy victory by chance, if you want to talk about the extermination of the Liukou, it is still the adult who is really capable, otherwise the imperial court will not let the Lord be responsible for the extermination of the Liukou."

"Lord Wang, don't say that, Lord Zheng's credit is real."

Although the table Xiàn came out modest, the expression on Hong Chengchou's face was still smiling, in terms of age, Hong Chengchou was forty-two years old, Zheng Xunrui was twenty-one years old, Hong Chengchou had been responsible for the extermination of the Liukou for many years, when he was fighting with the Liukou, Zheng Xunrui was still studying, and he didn't know anything, from this point of view, Hong Chengchou had a psychological advantage.

Of course, Wang Duo can see that Hong Chengchou's title of crown prince and secretary of the military department is very influential, whether it is in the imperial court or in the emperor's heart, and it is also useful to speak, and being able to have a good relationship with Hong Chengchou is of course of great benefit to him, the governor of Henan.

Besides, if the imperial court wants to blame the capture of Nanyang Mansion this time, Hong Chengchou will explain a few words, and there will be no problem, of course, the premise is that this battle to exterminate the Liukou will achieve a heavy victory.

From this level, Wang Duo must praise Hong Chengchou and suppress Zheng Xunrui.

"What the lower official said is the truth, Lord Zheng can't compare with the adult, he has the opportunity to meet in the future, the lower official must warn Lord Zheng to learn more from the adult and ask for advice."

Hearing Wang Duo say this, Hong Chengchou was even more happy, at the beginning of the year, Zheng Xunrui led the army, defeated Luo Rucai, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, killed Luo Rucai, and let the plan of the Liukou attack on Fengyang aborted, at that time Hong Chengchou was highly nervous, after all, he was responsible for the extermination of the Liukou, if the Liukou's plan succeeded, he, the governor of the five provinces, would have to apologize to the emperor, and later Zheng Xunrui was crisscrossing in Henan Province, and the soul of the Liukou was scattered, and he was about to be exterminated, at this time, The emperor's decree came, and he asked Hong Chengchou to be in charge of the extermination of the Liukou, and Zheng Xunrui was appointed as the governor of Shaanxi.

From this level, Hong Chengchou felt guilty in his heart, but he was not convinced.

After leading the army into Shanxi, Hong Chengchou was ruthless, he must exterminate the Liukou, and also achieved some victories, but he was not able to hit the main force of the Liukou, this time he held back his strength, thinking of completely exterminating the Liukou in Henan Province, who knew that at this time the Liukou captured the city of Nanyang, compared with the two, the emperor and the court may have criticism.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou must speed up the pace and lead the army to Nanyang to exterminate the Liukou.

The series of deployments made by Hong Chengchou are indeed effective in exterminating the Liukou, at least the Liukou are already in a situation of fleeing, and they have no power to fight back, so at this time, speeding up the march and quickly surrounding the Liukou is the most important matter.

The atmosphere of the meal was very good, Hong Chengchou and Wang Duo talked for a long time, but the wine and food on the table did not move much.

Early the next morning, when Hong Chengchou led the army to leave, Wang Duo led many officials and sent them out of the city for ten miles.

Hong Chengchou and Wang Duo didn't think of one thing, that is, why Liukou was able to capture Nanyang Mansion City, why he was able to burst out with such combat effectiveness, this is the most important thing, but unfortunately both of them ignored it, so that when they made corresponding deployments, they despised Liukou too much, which had laid the groundwork for the tragedy behind