On March 13, the 60,000 army led by Zheng Xunrui arrived in Dezhou, Shandong, and the 20,000 people of the second army of the Zheng family army led by Yang He had been waiting here, and on March 20, the 40,000 people of the third army of the Zheng family army led by Hong Xintao arrived in Dezhou, so far, the 120,000 troops of the Zheng family army have all been assembled.

When Zheng Xunrui was waiting for the 40,000 people of the Third Army of the Zhengjia Army in Shaanxi Province in Dezhou, the news of the fall of the capital had come, and then the news of Zhu Youzhen's hanging in the coal mountain came, and so far, the Ming Dynasty collapsed.

As the first strategist beside Zheng Xunrui, Yang Tingshu was very anxious, after learning the news of the fall of the capital, especially the news of the emperor's self-hanging, he reminded Zheng Xunrui many times whether it was time to march in the direction of the capital, and at the same time ordered the 40,000 soldiers of the Third Army led by Hong Xintao to chase the army along the direction of Cangzhou.

Zheng Xunrui did not rush to the capital, of course he understood what Yang Tingshu meant, in fact, Yang Tingshu, Wen Zhenheng, Xiong Wencan, Yang Yipeng and others who followed the expedition all revealed this meaning, that is, Zheng Jiajun rushed to and occupied the capital as soon as possible, Zheng Xunrui could even predict that after Zhou Yanru and Xu Wanghua and others in Nanjing knew the news, they were afraid that they would be more eager to urge.

The country cannot be without a king for a day, Zhu Youzhen has hanged himself, the Ming Dynasty collapsed, and the world instantly became a state of disintegration.

Zheng Xunrui is a person who has crossed over, once he has the opportunity to reach the top, he will not try his best to refuse, he is originally here for this goal, there is no need to be polite, but in the current situation, Zheng Xunrui is not concerned about when he will become the emperor, but about the changes in the situation in the north. Waiting for these things to happen, waiting for the ugly faces of some people to be revealed, he can clean up the mess.

Besides, the situation in the north is in the midst of great changes, and the Zheng family's army suddenly attacked the capital at this time, which is very likely to break the original balance. It is even possible to encounter Li Zicheng and Huang Taiji's attacks in turn, which will make Zheng Jiajun pay a great price.

The soldiers of the Zheng family army are also flesh and blood, not iron, once they go to the battlefield, there will definitely be casualties.

In Zheng Xunrui's impression, the Eight Banners Army was relatively smart at this time, gathered in Liaodong, coldly observed the great changes in Beizhili, and did not rashly attack Shanhaiguan. It was not until after the battle of a stone that he entered the pass in a big way, waited for work, and won the final victory.

So Zheng Xunrui was not in a hurry, and quietly waited for the 40,000 army led by Hong Xintao in Texas.

The three-way army met in Dezhou, Hong Xintao reported the situation of the march along the way, which lasted more than 20 days, and Hong Xintao carried out it in strict accordance with Zheng Xunrui's requirements. There was no conflict with the Liukou stationed in Kaifeng, Henan, and the march was a rapid march along the way. Ignoring the harassment of small groups of rogues and bandits, of course, this so-called harassment is that after the small group of bandits and bandits met the army of Zheng Jiajun, they fled in despair, and Zheng Jiajun did not chase and kill.

Dezhou is still 700 miles away from the capital, according to the marching speed of the 120,000 army of the Zheng family. It will take about seven to ten days, which means that even if Zheng Jiajun sets off immediately and goes to the capital, it will be the end of March and the beginning of April, and at this time. No one knows what the capital has become.

March 21, Texas Wharf.

The next operational deployment of Zheng Jiajun was carried out in a house next to the dock.

Outside the house were soldiers from the heavily guarded scout battalion and law enforcement battalion, including Zheng Xunrui's own soldiers, and no one was allowed to approach the house without permission.

Zheng Jinhong, Yang Tingshu, Wen Zhenheng, Xiong Wencan, Yang Yipeng, and the officers above the rank of general of Zheng Jiajun were all gathered in the room, and they had to make arrangements and decisions for Zheng Jiajun's next move.

The huge map hangs on the wall, and the general and head of the Investigation Bureau, Xu Fojia, and the guerrilla general Yang Aizhen are explaining in detail the information obtained by the Investigation Bureau.

Marks have been made on the map, and all the armies of the Northern Zhili and Liaodong sides are marked on it.

The 150,000 Eight Banner Army led by Houjin Dolgon and Abatai were stationed in the two cities of Jinzhou and Ningyuan, the more than 100,000 troops led by Wu Sangui were stationed in Shanhaiguan, and the more than 500,000 righteous troops led by Li Zicheng were stationed near the capital, and at the same time, the righteous army in Henan and Shanxi was also rushing to the capital, with a number of about 150,000 people.

That is, in Beizhili and Liaodong, an army of millions was assembled.

This is probably something that has never happened before in history.

Xu Fojia's explanation was very thorough, and even Huang Degong, who didn't have much level, listened very clearly.

It was the first time Huang Degong had attended such a meeting, and he still looked a little nervous.

After Xu Fojia finished explaining, he retreated behind Zheng Xunrui.

Zheng Xunrui nodded at Yang Aizhen, Yang Aizhen immediately sat down at the table, picked up a pen and paper, and was ready to start recording, all the important meetings held by Zheng Jiajun were recorded by the Investigation Department, which was Zheng Xunrui's clear request.

The first to speak was Zheng Jinhong.

"Marshal, my subordinates think that the Zheng family army should still speed up the pace of the march and rush to the capital quickly......"

After Zheng Jinhong finished speaking, Yang Tingshu and others followed and agreed with Zheng Jinhong's point of view.

Everyone has expressed their position, including the new Zheng Jiajun general Huang Degong.

Zheng Xunrui's face has always been very calm, quietly listening to everyone's suggestions.

Everyone has expressed their position, just waiting for Zheng Xunrui to make a decision.

The room fell silent.

Zheng Xunrui finally took his eyes off the map and looked at everyone.

"I don't think Zheng Jiajun should be in a hurry to march and go to the capital."

The room was quieter, and Zheng Xunrui's decision vetoed everyone's suggestions, which was a rare situation.

"Beizhili and Liaodong have gathered an army of nearly one million, which is said to be three forces, one is the righteous army represented by Li Zicheng, the largest number, the data touched by the Investigation Bureau is 650,000 people, in fact, I think there are more than 650,000 people, because there are still tens of thousands of imperial army surrendered to Li Zicheng, conservative estimates, the army under Li Zicheng is close to 800,000 people."

"The second is the Eight Banners Army represented by Dolgon, 150,000 people, this number is fixed, but I think that as the situation changes, the number of the Eight Banners Army will definitely increase, and Huang Taiji will personally rush to Liaodong to command the battle."

"The third is the imperial army represented by Wu Sangui, about 120,000 people, stationed in Shanhaiguan."

"In terms of combat effectiveness, the Eight Banners Army is the strongest, followed by Li Zicheng, and finally Wu Sangui."

"Wu Sangui is currently in a situation where he is at a loss, the emperor has hanged himself, the Ming Dynasty has collapsed, he doesn't know who to attach to next, occupying Shanhaiguan is useless, once there is no source of money and food, he can't last for a long time."

"Li Zicheng's momentum is the strongest, of course, I look forward to Wu Sangui being able to return to obedience, it is said that this is also expected, but I think Li Zicheng does not have this ability at present, it is difficult to envelop Wu Sangui, Li Zicheng occupies the capital, under his command nearly 800,000 troops, these people always have to eat and drink, he can't have so much money and food to maintain, the information obtained by the Investigation Bureau, after Li Zicheng entered the capital, he did not harass the people, the situation in the capital is stable, but I think that this stable situation cannot last, The capital will soon be in turmoil. ”

"The Eight Banners Army led by Dolgon has the strongest combat effectiveness, but I don't think he will touch Li Zicheng's edge, after all, there are too many people under Li Zicheng's command, once they fall into this quagmire, no one should think about retreating."

"At this time, it is the time when several forces are competing, if Zheng Jiajun is involved, what kind of situation will it be, you can think about it seriously."

"I can say with certainty that the combat effectiveness of the Zheng family army is the strongest, not to mention that Li Zicheng has nearly 800,000 troops under his command, even if it is a million army, we can completely defeat him, but there is a problem that you should not ignore, once the Zheng family army enters Beizhili at this sensitive moment, it is very likely to become the target of public criticism, and the goals of all parties must be aimed at us."

"Two fists are hard to beat four legs, I don't want my soldiers to get into a hard battle, then even if we defeat the armies of all sides, we will suffer heavy losses."

"At present, the focus of Beizhili is Li Zicheng, Dolgon and Wu Sangui are staring at Li Zicheng, let's not shift the target at this time and let ourselves become the focus."

"Therefore, the Investigation Department must continue to collect information on the capital, it must be detailed and accurate, the 120,000 troops are temporarily stationed in Dezhou, take advantage of this time, gather more grain, grass and ammunition, when starting from Nanjing, I said, Zheng Jiajun is a sword out of the sheath, since it is a sword out of the sheath, then after we enter the North Zhili, we must be invincible." ……

After the discussion was over, Zheng Jinhong, Yang Tingshu, Wen Zhenheng, Xiong Wencan, Yang Yipeng and others did not leave immediately.

Before Zheng Xunrui could speak, Yang Tingshu directly said what he meant.

"Your Royal Highness, the emperor has returned to heaven, the country cannot be without a king for a day, the minister hopes that His Royal Highness will seriously consider it and take responsibility......"

After Yang Tingshu finished speaking, he knelt down, and the rest of the people also knelt down.

Zheng Xunrui had a smile on his face and did not help everyone up.

"In the latter Zhou of the five dynasties, Zhao Kuangyin mutinied in Chenqiao, and his subordinate generals put on a yellow robe for him and supported him as the Son of Heaven, Zhao Kuangyin then became the Taizu Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and today you also mean this, but the current conditions are not yet mature, and before the Zheng family army occupies the capital and stabilizes the north, everything is not mentioned for the time being." (To be continued.) )