On 12 February, Yang Heyu reported accurate information.

The 40,000-strong army had been waiting in Ruicheng for five days, and seeing that the news was about to leak out, it was time to take action.

Five miles away from the city of Ruicheng, the military tent in the big camp, the officers above the general of the Zheng family, Yang Tingshu, the governor of Shanxi, and Xu Wanghua and others, all gathered here to listen to Yang He's report on relevant information.

Judging from the intelligence reported by Yang Heyu, Zheng Xunrui and Xu Wanghua's analysis is accurate, when Lao Huihui rushed towards Zezhou, the liukou under Li Zicheng in the direction of Yiyang Xin'an were also gathering in the direction of Luoyang Fucheng. In other words, Lao Huihui and Li Zicheng have a big heart, and they want to be able to take Luoyang Mansion City and Zezhou Prefecture City.

The goal of the rogue has really been achieved, and I am afraid that there will be a huge shock.

After Yang He finished speaking, everyone did not speak, everyone looked at Zheng Xunrui, at this time, it was time for Zheng Xunrui to deploy the combat plan, it should be said that there was enough time for discussion and consultation.

Zheng Xunrui looked at the map and didn't speak for a long time, and there was silence in the Chinese military tent.

Yang Tingshu is not familiar with the military aspect, but the focus of his concern is still Zezhou Prefecture, although the status of Luoyang Mansion City is far higher than that of Zezhou Prefecture, you must know that Li Zicheng commanded 80,000 Liukou, Lao Hui commanded 60,000 Liukou, Zheng Xunrui only 40,000 soldiers under his command, must only be able to attack in one direction, it is unwise to divide troops to fight.

After half a quarter of an hour of silence, Zheng Xunrui finally spoke.

"Lao Huihui and Li Zicheng launched an attack in two places at the same time, their ambitions are very great, perhaps thinking that such an attack will make the imperial army unable to take care of it, and at the same time Luoyang is not very far from the city of Zezhou, the two rogues can also take care of each other, once a certain rogue encounters danger, the other rogue can be reinforced, and the two rogue bandits are united. The number of troops reached 140,000, which is a terrifying force. ”

"According to the regular arrangement, the Zheng family army will either go in the direction of Yangcheng and attack Lao Huihui. Either go in the direction of Xin'an and attack Li Zicheng, but I don't see it that way. ”

"The Zheng family army needs to keep the city of Luoyang and the city of Zezhou, and it can't be taken by the Liukou, if the 40,000 army divides its troops to directly face off against Li Zicheng and Lao Huihui's two Liukou. Basically, there is not much chance of victory, only by concentrating forces to fight one of the rogues, and at the same time deterring the other rogues, this is a wise move, in order to truly ensure the safety of Luoyang Prefecture City and Zezhou Prefecture City. ”

"I don't know if you have noticed this place in Jiyuan, in the information that Yang He just mentioned, Lao Huihui and Li Zicheng's rogues are all concentrating towards Luoyang Mansion City and Zezhou Prefecture City respectively, but the rogues stationed in Jiyuan have not moved. This part of the rogues is under the command of Lao Huihui, and it is the nine dragons in command, why don't they move, don't they participate in the battle of attacking the city. ”

"Obviously this is not the case, the geographical location of Jiyuan needs to pay attention to the fact that Jiyuan is one hundred and thirty-five miles away from Luoyang Mansion City and one hundred and thirty miles away from Zezhou Prefecture City, that is to say, it is just in the middle of Luoyang Mansion City and Zezhou Prefecture City, which can play a role in connecting the upper and lower levels, whether it is Li Zicheng or Lao Huihui. When encountering the encirclement and suppression of the imperial army, the nine dragons in Jiyuan were not only able to support any party, but also to communicate news. ”

"Lao Huihui and Li Zicheng's rogues. Once concentrated on the battle of attacking the city, it is impossible to take care of other things, the nine dragons in Jiyuan, bear the role of coordination, we can describe the city of Zezhou and Luoyang as the two sides of the flat burden, carrying the burden. And the Jiyuan in the middle is this support point. ”

When Zheng Xunrui said this, many people already understood the meaning.

Yang Tingshu was a little surprised, and couldn't help but ask.

"Could it be that the Zheng family's army is mainly attacking Jiyuan?"

Zheng Xunrui looked at Yang Tingshu and nodded slightly.

"The Zheng family army wants to attack Jiyuan, but it is by no means just to attack Jiyuan, the 40,000 troops are divided into two routes, Zheng Jinhong Yang He led 10,000 Zheng family army soldiers and 10,000 Yulin border army to exterminate the nine dragons under the command of the Liukou, and the remaining 20,000 Zheng family army soldiers rushed to Zezhou as quickly as possible to encircle and suppress the old Huihui and his subordinates."

"The focus of the Zheng Jiajun is to exterminate the old Huihui, if you want to really fight the old Huihui, but the elimination of the nine dragons of Jiyuan is the top priority, once the Zheng Jiajun occupies Jiyuan, it is equivalent to cutting off the flat Dan and cutting off the connection between the Liukou, even if Li Zicheng gets the news and wants to rescue the old Huihui, it depends on whether he has the ability."

"Therefore, Zheng Jinhong and Yang He, your responsibilities are heavy, your two tasks are very critical, one is to cleanly exterminate the nine dragons under the command of the Liukou, occupy Jiyuan, the other is to prevent Li Zicheng's rush to Zezhou's aid, from Henan into Shanxi, Jiyuan is their only way, there are too many rogues, there are 80,000 people, it is not realistic to cross the mountains and mountains, the speed is too slow, not to mention, and it is impossible to carry out the rescue, so you have to resist Jiyuan to the death."

"We must predict the worst situation, that is, Lao Hui will withdraw in the direction of Jiyuan, Li Zicheng will attack Jiyuan, and the two Liukou will try their best to reconcile, this situation must exist, Zheng Jinhong, Yang He, you want to prevent the meeting of the two Liukou, it should be said that it is very difficult, but this is the task you must complete."

"Although the Zheng family army has won too many victories in the battle to exterminate the Liukou, but the Liukou has undergone obvious changes, so we can't take it lightly, if we despise it too much, Lord Hong Chengchou's lesson is in front of us, I don't want the Zheng family army to make such a mistake."

"Everyone, remember, the extermination of the Liukou is not a matter of a short period of time, last year there may still be such a possibility, now it is absolutely impossible, every time the Liukou encounters a blow, they will learn a lesson from it, they will learn a lot of things, they will be able to resist the encirclement and suppression of the imperial army more calmly, and they will be able to return to Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong and others, they can be said to have experienced a hundred battles, if it were not for the fact that the combat effectiveness of the Liukou under their command was too weak, it would not be the current situation a long time ago."

"Based on this, when you fight, you must have full patience, not be impatient, every specific battle, you must have a detailed plan in advance, you must implement every detail, you must consider any accidents that may arise, it is very important to seize the fighter, but do not act in a hurry."

"This time, Zheng Jiajun is in charge of the extermination of the Liukou, and my consideration is to completely suppress the arrogant momentum of the Liukou in about a year, and then it is possible to consider the matter of complete extermination. The total number of troops of the rogues exceeds 200,000, and there have been many changes in their deployment and requirements, and they have gradually developed from disorder to order, which is not a good solution that we can solve by rushing and fighting. ”

"Everyone, remember that the eradication of the Liukou and the people's livelihood are combined, in just two years, why the Liukou have been able to expand their forces in the shortest possible time after repeated blows, it is because the northern provinces have encountered many disasters, the people have no livelihood, displaced, they are struggling on the death line, join the Liukou team, and can still live, which provides enough troops for Lao Huihui and others to expand their troops."

"Although I am the governor of the five provinces, I can only govern the matter of exterminating the Liukou, as for the livelihood of the people in various places, the governors are directly responsible, so I will write letters to the governors of the provinces in addition to the eradication of the Liukou, imploring them to put the people first, so that the people can settle down, only a two-pronged approach, while appeasing the people, while exterminating the Liukou, can it really work."

Everyone left the Chinese military tent and went to prepare, but only Yang Tingshu and Xu Wanghua stayed.

Yang Tingshu already knew Xu Wanghua's identity, so he didn't have much scruples about speaking.

"Qingyang, where can this people's livelihood matter be solved in a short period of time, if the matter of exterminating the rogues and the people's livelihood matter are combined, I don't know what the attitude of the imperial court is."

"Huaidou, I understand what you mean, I'm afraid that the imperial court can't wait for such a long time, but I have to do this, the rogue has been ravaging for nine years, why the repeated extermination, can not achieve practical results, the rogue can often be revived, I don't believe that the court did not think of the reason, anything, the symptoms are not cured, the final outcome is a resurgence, even if the old Hui Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong and others are exterminated, there will be the next batch of rogues, since the court asked me to be responsible for the extermination of the roguesIf the lord of the court thinks that I can't do it, then they can send an adult who can better and faster exterminate the rogue. ”

Xu Wanghua also opened his fist at Yang Tingshu.

"Lord Yang, what the Lord said is fundamental, if the northern provinces are still full of displaced people, then the wanton raids of the Liukou can not be avoided, in Shaanxi, a few years have passed, the Liukou are basically extinct, and the people are temporarily peaceful, the Liukou dare not enter Shaanxi, they know very well that if they enter Shaanxi, they will encounter the fate of being exterminated, if Shanxi, Henan, Huguang and Sichuan and other places can make the people peaceful, then no one is willing to support the Liukou."

Yang Tingshu nodded, he understood this truth.

"Qingyang, Mr. Xu, I understand what you said, but unfortunately some people in the DPRK don't see it that way, they are in a hurry, and the current situation is a bit special, Zheng Jiajun is responsible for exterminating the Liukou, and it has also caused a lot of controversy in the DPRK, if Zheng Jiajun can't achieve results in a short period of time, I'm afraid that someone in the DPRK will jump out and shout again."

Zheng Xunrui nodded, he knew that Yang Tingshu was kind enough to remind, but the facts were in front of him, and he knew very well that if he wanted to completely solve the problem of the rogues, he had to start from the root, blindly relying on war and fighting, and the effect was definitely not good. (To be continued.) )