Chapter 442: How to Respond

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Xu Wanghua already knew that Zheng Xunrui had no plan to crack down on and exterminate the Liukou in a short period of time, and devoted himself to the construction of the Zheng Jiajun and the development of firearms, but as the Liukou occupied the city of Luoyang, and then the forces invaded the entire Henan Mansion, the Cao Yun plan encountered problems, from Luoyang to the Cao Yun to the front line of Suzhou, suffered obstacles, and the Cao grain could be transported to Kaifeng Mansion at most, and because Zhang Xianzhong occupied Huaiqing Mansion and Weihui Mansion and other places, the Cao grain line to Shaanxi was stuck, The next step is to make a detour to Shanxi, which greatly increases the cost and makes the transportation of grain more unsafe.

At this time, Xu Wanghua finally fully understood why Zheng Xunrui was so worried about the growth of the Liukou in Henan, and why Zheng Xunrui said that the growth of the Liukou would have a great impact.

Shaanxi's mutual market is an aspect of the Zheng family's army grain and grass source, with the collection of Huaibei trade taxes, it can be said that the mutual market is not one of the main means of Zheng's military salary source, but to stabilize the Mongolian steppe tribes, for the stability of the situation in Shaanxi, it is still of great significance, it has reached the beginning of March, it is the season of green and yellow, it is necessary to transport grain to Shaanxi, so that the mutual market can be carried out smoothly.

Not only Xu Wanghua, but also Zheng Jinhong, Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying and others are all having a headache with the transportation of grain.

The contradiction was naturally placed in front of Zheng Xunrui.

Everyone didn't know that Zheng Xunrui was thinking more far-reaching, and he was not only thinking about the transportation of grain.

In fact, Xu Wanghua and others also understood that although Zheng Xunrui was the governor of Caoyun, he did not spend too much thought on the matter of Caoyun. What he thought of was the entire situation of the Ming Dynasty, and the related matters of the Caoyun Governor's Mansion were basically handled by Xu Wanghua, Wen Kun and others, and Zheng Xunrui only neatly exterminated the Cao Gang and established Hongmen in the early days of his tenure as the Governor of Caoyun. The next specific matters are handled by the following people, that is to say, Zheng Xunrui thinks about big things, and will not worry about how to do specific things well.

Xu Wanghua was also very cautious when reporting on the problems existing in Caoyun and the difficulties that Shaanxi might face, and after thinking about it for a long time, he really couldn't think of a solution. I wrote the paperwork.

Donglin Book House, a large number of maps are spread on the table and the ground, and a lot of symbols are densely drawn on them, Zheng Xunrui is studying these maps, which is what Zheng Xunrui has focused on in recent times.

When Xu Wanghua, Zheng Jinhong, Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying, Wen Kun and others entered the Donglin Book House, Zheng Xunrui did not look up, but frowned tightly and looked at the map.

The crowd did not bother. Stand quietly to the side.

After a while, Zheng Xunrui gently tapped a place on the map with his hand. He nodded again and again, as if he understood something, and muttered to himself.

Li Yan and the others are really powerful, and they have developed and grown unconsciously, so that the imperial court can't pay attention to it, and wait until the wood is already in the boat. If the imperial court wants to pay attention to it again, I'm afraid it's too late. ”

After saying that, he only wrote, Zheng Xunrui looked up at everyone.

"You guys are here, are you thinking about the difficulties in Caoyun, and how to transport Caoyu to Xi'an, Shaanxi."

Xu Wanghua and the others nodded. There was no opening to speak, and all the problems were clearly stated in the paperwork.

"During this time, you have been worried about the affairs of Caoyun, most of Henan is occupied by the Liukou, except for Kaifeng Mansion and Guide Mansion, have you ever thought that the Liukou occupy Henan Mansion and Luoyang Mansion City, it is said that they can successfully take Kaifeng Mansion City, but they have no intention of attacking Kaifeng Mansion City."

What everyone is worried about is that Luoyang Mansion City is occupied by Liukou, after all, Caoyun involves Luoyang Mansion City, as for why Liukou did not attack Kaifeng Mansion City, everyone did not pay special attention.

Zheng Xunrui seemed to ask and answer himself, and then spoke.

"I also feel strange, why in the case of occupying an overall advantage, the Liukou did not choose to take Kaifeng Fucheng, this is a bit unreasonable, since the fight last year, the Liukou has completely changed the offensive strategy, to occupy more places, basically abandoned the previous mobile combat tactics, this is undoubtedly the best choice, it should be said that Li Zicheng has a smart strategist, these days I have thought about it seriously, I feel that the Liukou gave up Kaifeng Mansion and Guide Mansion, it should be their deliberate."

"Kaifeng Mansion is the provincial capital of Henan, if this is directly taken by the Liukou, it will definitely cause a huge shock to the imperial court, two days ago I heard that the imperial court sent the imperial history, rushed to Henan to investigate, it seems that the real situation in Henan Province, the imperial court is not particularly clear at present, the Liukou has been arrogant to such a point, the imperial court did not think about extermination, think of a good way to deal with the Liukou, but sent the imperial history to investigate, is not the world's big funny."

When Zheng Xunrui said this, Shi Kefa spoke.

"My lord, my subordinates also heard some rumors a few days ago, it is said that the imperial court blames the former governor of the five provinces, Lord Lu Xiangsheng, for all the responsibility for the defeat of the Nanyang army, but the actual situation in Henan has seriously deteriorated, and some adults are unwilling to leak out such news, so as not to be held accountable by the emperor......

After Shi Kefa finished speaking, Zheng Xunrui sneered and spoke.

"There are some adults in the court, what they think of is their own interests, as for the Liukou in Henan, that is not a problem they need to care about, as long as the Liukou does not attack Kaifeng Mansion, as long as the Kaifeng Mansion is safe and sound, they can breathe a sigh of relief, they dare to conceal any unfavorable news about Henan, in this case, they will be safe and sound, as for what kind of trouble will arise in the future, they don't have to worry, anyway, so much time has passed, the imperial court sent a new governor of the five provinces, All matters, all adverse results, are the responsibility of the new governors of the five provinces. ”

After saying this, Zheng Xunrui stood up.

"You are worried about how to transport grain to Shaanxi, this problem I have been thinking about, the path of detouring the northeast of Shanxi and Shanxi is not feasible, the loss along the way is too great to bear, under the current situation, the only transport route that can be guaranteed is to rely on Caoyun, from Luoyang, Henan Province into Tongguan, into Yan'an, Shaanxi."

"The entire territory of Henan Mansion is almost occupied by Li Zicheng, and judging from the current situation, Li Zicheng has taken Luoyang as the location of his base camp, and Lord Xiong Wencan has moved to Wuchang Mansion in Huguang, and there is no plan and plan to attack and encircle and suppress the Liukou in a short period of time.

"The governor of Henan, Lord Wu Fu, has already written me a letter, and the letter also mentions the problem of Cao Yun, but I think that Lord Wu Fu is just using the topic of Cao Yun to tell about the crisis in Henan, and he thinks that the Zheng family army will send troops to exterminate the rogues in Henan."

"As you all know, in a short period of time, I have not thought about the matter of exterminating the Liukou, the Zheng family army needs to continue to grow its own strength, and Huaibei, Shaanxi and Fuzhou and other places, need to be completely stable, so as to truly ensure all the supplies of the Zheng army, the total strength of the Zheng family army has reached 70,000 people, but the vast majority of the troops are distributed in Fuzhou and Penglai, the Zheng family army stationed in Huai'an is only 20,000 people, plus the Zheng family army stationed in Xi'an Fucheng 5,000 people, the total attack is only 25,000 people, It is impossible to deal directly with 200,000 rogues. ”

"But at this time, the current situation has undergone major changes, and it can be said that the rise of the Liukou has seriously affected the situation in Shaanxi."

"I have seriously thought about it in the past two days, if you indulge the arrogance of the Liukou, the next loss will definitely be Shaanxi, once the Liukou have a complete foothold in Henan, then their next goal, the north is Shanxi, the south is Huguang and Sichuan and other places, so Shaanxi may be completely isolated, and when the Liukou have enough strength, they will definitely attack Shaanxi with all their might, Shaanxi is after all the hometown of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong and others."

"Under such circumstances, Zheng Jiajun must make a move."

"Of course, the main task of the Zheng family army is to ensure the smooth flow of Cao Yun, not to completely exterminate the Liukou, this is not the task of the Zheng Jiajun, this time the goal of the Zheng Jiajun is to take Luoyang Mansion and ensure that Henan Mansion is under the control of the imperial court, as for the Liukou in other places, that is something that the governor of the five provinces, Lord Xiong, needs to worry about."

Everyone looked at the annotations made by Zheng Xunrui on the map, and many people already understood the meaning.

Half an hour later, only Xu Wanghua, Zheng Jinhong and Wen Kun were left in the room.

Zheng Xunrui looked at Xu Wanghua and slowly spoke.

"Mr. Xu, what do you think of these deployments I have made?"

"The subordinates think that the deployment of the lord is very wise, the lord takes the city of Luoyang, it will definitely shake the foundation of the Liukou, and at the same time make it difficult for Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong to form a joint situation in a short period of time, all the deployment of the Liukou should be carried out around the location of the Luoyang Mansion City, once the Zheng Jiajun takes the Luoyang Mansion City and gives the Liukou a heavy blow, then the Liukou can only develop in the direction of Shanxi or Huguang and Sichuan, and there is a lack of a fixed base area, and the next development of the Liukou will be hit hard."

Zheng Xunrui nodded slightly.

"Mr. Xu is right, that's all I can do, I can't let the Liukou really grow, if it really comes to that point, the outcome will be unpredictable, Li Yanniu, Jin Xing, Song Xiance and others, join the Liukou, let the Liukou have a fundamental change, the huge change in the Liukou, the ultimate responsibility lies with the imperial court, if it weren't for the imperial court forcing the people to have no way to live, how could the Liukou grow in such a short period of time."

"The meaning of the adult, the subordinates understand, the plan of the adult, the subordinates deeply admire."

Zheng Xunrui walked in front of Xu Wanghua with a smile.

"Mr. Xu, I have said a long time ago, for any proposal I make, I must think about whether there is something inappropriate, and it is best to be able to put forward opinions, but don't think about touting." (To be continued......)