Standing on the top of the military platform, Zheng Xunrui looked at the black-pressed soldiers, raised his arms and shouted, and only shouted a word.

"Brothers, I'll take you to victory......"

This sentence is like a spring thunder, which makes all the sergeants excited, they are not used to the crepe words, let alone long speeches, for such straightforward requirements and expectations, such high self-confidence, they will never forget jì for the rest of their lives.

On December 20, the seventh year of Chongzhen, at the end of the hour, 30,000 troops left Yansui Town and headed in the direction of Henan.

The front army was 15,000 cavalry, Zheng Xunrui, Xu Wanghua, Liu Zeqing, Hong Xinyu and others were in the middle of the team, Hong Xintao was at the front of the team, Hong Xingui was at the back of the team, they marched extremely fast, and sixteen square teams galloped on the official road, raising the yellow sand in the sky.

The Chinese army of 15,000 men, most of them were foot soldiers, and their marching speed was not slow, all of them hurried with their heads down, and no one cared about the situation on both sides of the road.

The scouts who set off first had already been scouting the surrounding situation, and when they were in Yan'an Mansion, the scouts were a little more relaxed, and once they left Yan'an Mansion and entered Xi'an Mansion, their attention was highly concentrated, and their responsibilities were even more heavy.

On the night of December 22, heavy snow began to fall.

The front army of 15,000 people has arrived at Tongguan.

At that time, the snow became heavier and heavier, and the army set up camp at Tongguan and set out after dawn.

From Yansui Town to Tongguan, more than 1,500 miles, the front army arrived in three days, and advanced exactly according to the planned marching speed.

Zheng Xunrui, Xu Wanghua, Liu Zeqing and others, braved the heavy snow to inspect, the lights in the tent were not extinguished, the ground was already covered with snow, there was a white expanse all around, and there were still two days before the Chinese New Year's Eve, ordinary people had already gone home to reunite with their families and prepare for the New Year.

Zheng Xunrui was fascinated by such a scene, and the heavy snow fell on his felt hat and cloak, turning him into a snowman.

After a long time, Zheng Xunrui sighed and chanted a poem.

"A trip to the mountain, a trip to the water, the body to the side of Yuguan, a thousand tent lights in the middle of the night. The wind is changing, the snow is changing, the dream of the broken hometown cannot be realized, and there is no sound in the old garden. ”

Xu Wanghua, who was beside him, couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration after savoring the poems.

"My subordinates have long heard that adults are deeply knowledgeable, and only adults can feel such excellent verses."

"Mr. Xu, I didn't think of this, since I entered the imperial court, I haven't recited poetry, I have always thought that poetry is used to express inner feelings, if you are busy with many trivial matters every day, it is impossible to have time to ponder poetry, just now I can't help but chant poetry, but also think of the cruelty of battle."

Xu Wanghua, Liu Zeqing, Hong Xinyu and others looked at Zheng Xunrui and did not speak.

"Once the success is done, no one wants to fight, but some fights are unavoidable, some blood must be shed, for the rogues, I used to be sympathetic, most of them, desperate, in order to survive, forced to rebel, but I later changed my mind, no longer see the rogues as a homeless."

"As long as the displaced people get the relief and appeasement of the imperial court, they can quickly stabilize and live honestly in farming, but the liukou is different, they rebelled at the beginning of the last resort, once the rebellion has been for a long time, their mentality has changed dramatically, they burn and loot, they can get wealth and women lightly, they enjoy the glory and wealth, they are no longer satisfied with a peaceful life, unwilling to pay labor, unwilling to continue farming, even if the court gives them food, it will not help, They are more demanding, and I am afraid that they themselves do not understand what they want. ”

"At this stage, the imperial court must be determined to exterminate it, and there can be no mercy, but unfortunately there are too many adults who have made such mistakes, Yang He and Chen Qiyu are among the representatives, their mistakes cannot be forgiven, it is precisely because of their eyes that the Liukou realize the problem and feel that only by uniting can they form a greater strength."

"The great alliance of the Liukou in Henan shows that their development has entered another realm, if the imperial court continues to think about appeasement, it will be to lure the wolf into the room."

"Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself, so I will never be polite to the rogue, maybe you think I am too ruthless to deal with the rogue, the previous few expeditions, for the rogue who has surrendered, are mercilessly killed, this seems to be a loss of grace, but I would rather not have such a demeanor, but also want the world to be peaceful, the people live a peaceful and prosperous life."

Xu Wanghua was shocked, he faintly felt that Zheng Xunrui's future development was by no means as simple as people imagined, and this kind of ambition and understanding was not what ordinary people had.

The herald hurried over, with a letter with chicken feathers in his hand.

Zheng Xunrui took the letter and quickly walked towards the tent, and the rest of the people followed.

"Luo Rucai, Lao Huihui, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng and other major leaders of the Liukou have already been in the Huihe of Bishui County, and their strength has reached more than 200,000.

"After the Liukou take the city of Xingyang Mansion, they will meet here to achieve a great alliance, and they are ready to elect Luo Rucai as the leader of the Liukou, instead of the beheaded King Gao Yingxiang, and the Liukou will not continue to attack Zhengzhou."

Xu Wanghua was a little anxious, he knew that Zheng Xunrui was born in the Zheng family in Xingyang.

"My lord, do you change the route of the march and go straight to Xingyang, and at the same time write a letter to Lord Hong Chengchou to inform the Liukou of his next move, Xingyang is very important to your lordship."

Zheng Xunrui shook his head slightly.

"We only have 30,000 people, the rogue who attacked Xingyang, nearly 300,000 people, even if the brothers have three heads and six arms, it is difficult to parry the crazy attack of the rogues, I will never be able to take risks, as for the several armies mobilized by Lord Hong, I am afraid that I am still thinking about having a good Spring Festival."

Xu Wanghua lowered his head, along the way he and Zheng Xunrui analyzed, Hong Chengchou did not write for a long time, nor did he ask when the army would leave, I am afraid that he thought that the Spring Festival was approaching, so that everyone would act after the Spring Festival, if Zheng Xunrui had not prepared in advance, he would not have been able to set off at all, so it can be predicted that whether it is the army of Huguang, Henan and Shanxi that has participated in the battle, or the army of Sichuan, Shandong and Hong Chengchou who are still on the road, I am afraid that they will only act after the Spring Festival.

Under such circumstances, Zheng Jiajun and the Yulin Border Army fought alone.

Dealing with 300,000 against 300,000 is not a wise choice, there is no need to consider it at all, only after the rogue divides the army, it is the best choice to destroy one of them.

It is based on this idea that Zheng Xunrui made a clear deployment.

"The fall of Xingyang is impossible to avoid, and the great alliance of the rogues in Xingyang cannot be stopped, in this case, we can only speed up the march, and we must keep the whereabouts of the army absolutely secret, and when he fights every day, we can be surprised, and only in this way can we achieve a complete victory in the face of the rogues."

"Before the Chinese New Year, I'm afraid that Lord Hong's letter will not come, so it's okay, lest I have to think about how to deal with it, the army will act according to the original plan, and inform Zheng Jinhong of the Chinese army that the plan will remain unchanged, and the place where the former army and the Chinese army will meet is still in Xincai County, tell them, try to keep it secret, and don't expose the whereabouts of the army."

Out of Tongguan, into the territory of Henan, is the Guanzhong Plain, the road has become a lot smoother, the marching speed of the former army is also faster, Henan Province has been plundered by the Liukou, a large number of homeless people have joined the ranks of the Liukou, scholars and businessmen have long moved away, it is impossible to stay for the Spring Festival, so the situation in various places is extremely bleak, although it is close to the Spring Festival, there are no people to see on the official road, and the original Yan'an Mansion is very similar.

In such a situation, the army does not worry about revealing its whereabouts and can speed up the march.

Zheng Jiajun and Yulin Border Army chose to march from the southeast direction, from Henan Mansion directly into Nanyang Mansion, Liukou has long been concentrated in the direction of Xingyang, so it is impossible for the army to meet Liukou along the way, as for the various armies sent by the imperial court, all of them are in the city, waiting for the Spring Festival, and they will not appear on the official road.

Zheng Xunrui is worried about the secrecy of the whereabouts of the army, and it seems that he is too careful.

On December 25, 15,000 troops of the former army arrived in Xincai County.

They did not choose to enter the city, nor could they enter the city, a mountain col ten miles away from Xincai County, became a place where the army camped, and after the 15,000 army entered the mountain pass, it quickly hidden.

The Chinese army led by Zheng Jinhong had a lot of hard work, and they escorted a large amount of grain and grass, and the logistics supply of 30,000 troops, and they didn't think about asking the local government for supplies at all.

As long as it is not within the scope of their jurisdiction, they will not worry about it, and those who should celebrate the Spring Festival will continue to celebrate the Spring Festival.

On December 30, Chinese New Year's Eve, when it was dark, the Chinese army of 15,000 led by Zheng Jinhong arrived in Xincai County and entered the mountain pass.

After the two armies met, the scouts were quickly dispatched, and the scouts investigated a wide range, including Xuzhou and Fengyang in Nanzhili, Kaifeng Mansion, Runing Mansion, Nanyang Mansion and other places in Henan, and they needed to search for as much information as possible, not only the intelligence of the rogue, but also the intelligence of the various armies of the imperial court