Nanjing Military Department.

Li Zicheng's whereabouts, the Investigation Department reported to Zheng Xunrui as quickly as possible, and hearing the actions of Li Zicheng's army, Zheng Xunrui stayed for a while, and finally let out a long sigh.

Soon, Xu Wanghua, Zheng Jinhong, Li Yan, Liu Zeqing, Hong Xingui and others arrived.

Zheng Xunrui looked at everyone, sighed and spoke.

"The alliance between Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, the Investigation Agency has not found out, but I want to tell the truth, even if the Investigation Agency finds out the alliance between them, it may not be able to predict the current reality, I also underestimated Li Zicheng's ability, it seems that after years of conquest and fighting, Li Zicheng's own ability has been greatly improved."

When Zheng Xunrui said this, no one spoke.

"Li Zicheng chose to attack Kaifeng Fucheng, this is the best choice, the specific reason, I don't want to do too much analysis, you should all understand, Li Zicheng's choice made Sun Chuanting in a dilemma, whether it is to rush to Kaifeng Fucheng, or continue to encircle and suppress Zhang Xianzhong, it seems difficult."

"I don't know who Zhang Xianzhong sent to contact Li Zicheng, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong made a choice, it is beneficial for both of them, Zhang Xianzhong stuck to Yunyang Mansion City, on the surface it seems to be a loss, and it needs to deal with the attack of the imperial army, which will definitely cause certain losses, but once the news of Li Zicheng's attack on the Fengfu City comes, Sun Chuanting will not be able to conquer and fight wholeheartedly, and morale will be greatly affected, in this case, it is impossible for Sun Chuanting to defeat Zhang Xianzhong, It's nice to be able to get evacuated safely. ”

"Li Zicheng's attack on Kaifeng Fucheng was a very dangerous move on the surface. After all, the location of Kaifeng Mansion is too important, Kaifeng is the provincial capital of Henan, and it is also one of the most important towns in the north, as the ancient capital of the Eight Dynasties, its symbolic meaning is not ordinary, and the emperor and the court will not allow Kaifeng Mansion to fall. We will definitely mobilize forces from all sides to defend the city of Kaifeng, and if necessary, we will even mobilize border troops from Datong, Yulin and Ningxia. ”

"If the court can be united, then Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's arrangement is not of much effect, Sun Chuanting can rest assured and boldly fight a decisive battle with Zhang Xianzhong, and the military department will dispatch a large army to guard Kaifeng Fucheng, but it is a pity that this is only a theoretical statement, and the reality cannot be done."

"The governor of Jiliao, Hong Chengchou, would never agree to the dispatch of the border troops in the direction of Datong, and he would refuse to send troops on the grounds of the threat of the Manchurian-Mongolian border. As for the large armies in Beizhili, Shandong, Shanxi, and Shaanxi, they will not obey the dispatch of the military headquarters and enter Henan on a large scale, and this situation has existed many years ago, and it is not only now that it has been exposed. ”

"Yang Sichang's ambush on all sides and the operational deployment of four squares and six corners are very perfect, but unfortunately they can only stay on paper and cannot be realized at all. If the imperial court could play a game of chess, the rogue would have been completely wiped out more than ten years ago. It is not possible to develop to the current climate. ”……

After Zheng Xunrui finished speaking, the room was a little quieter, and Xu Wanghua spoke.

"My lord, what do you think the emperor and the court will make next?"

Zheng Xunrui looked at Xu Wanghua and smiled, and did not speak for the time being, seeing this situation. Xu Wanghua spoke again.

"The subordinates think that the emperor and the court will definitely ask Lord Sun Chuanting to lead the army to aid Kaifeng Fucheng, as for Zhang Xianzhong of Yunyang, compared with Kaifeng Fucheng, it is not so important."

After Xu Wanghua finished speaking. Li Yan also spoke.

"The subordinates also think so, the subordinates feel that if the emperor and the court make such a decision, it is a big mistake, and it is not in line with the operational deployment of the ten-sided ambush and the four corners proposed by Lord Yang Sichang, the best way is to ask Lord Sun to continue the battle of Yunyang, on the other hand, mobilize the army in the direction of Datong and rush to the aid of Kaifeng Fucheng, after all, the imperial court does not need to immediately defeat and exterminate the liukou under Li Zicheng, as long as it can keep Kaifeng Fucheng."

After Li Yan finished speaking, a slight smile appeared on Zheng Xunrui's face.

"Mr. Xu and Li Yan's analysis is good, the emperor's best choice is to mobilize the border army in the direction of Datong to guard the Kaifeng Mansion City, once the number of soldiers guarding the Kaifeng Mansion City increases, Li Zicheng will know the difficulties and retreat, so that the union between Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong will come to naught, and I can also be sure of one thing, that is, if Li Zicheng and the imperial army are fighting fiercely outside the Kaifeng Mansion City, Zhang Xianzhong will never reinforce them, and will watch the tiger fight across the mountain."

"Sun Chuanting besieged Zhang Xianzhong in Yunyang, Li Zicheng did not choose reinforcements, but directly attacked Kaifeng Fucheng, which has shown that the contradiction between Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong is for their own interests, in fact, Li Zicheng sent troops to support Zhang Xianzhong, even if it is put on a show, it will make the court very nervous, maybe change the combat deployment, so that Zhang Xianzhong's pressure will be greatly reduced, but unfortunately Li Zicheng is unwilling to do this, but choose to attack Kaifeng Fucheng, in case Li Zicheng takes this gap to take Kaifeng Fucheng, Wouldn't it be too much to get the benefits? ”

"This contradiction between Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong is actually something that the imperial court and Sun Chuanting can make full use of, but unfortunately, I am afraid that no one pays attention to this point, what they consider is that Kaifeng Mansion must be defended, and there can be no slightest mistake, plus the cabinet, the Ministry of War has Sun Chuanting and others, dare not and cannot bear the consequences of the fall of Kaifeng Mansion, so Li Zicheng's direct attack on Kaifeng Mansion has become the best tactical arrangement for Liukou."

When Zheng Xunrui said this, he stood up.

"I expect that from this moment on, there will be major changes in the battle of the imperial court to exterminate the Liukou, maybe a year, maybe half a year, the imperial court may fall into a huge passivity, and the Zheng family army must make all preparations during this time, especially the First Army stationed in Nanjing and the Third Army in Shaanxi, ready to participate in the battle at any time."

Sun Chuanting ordered the army to temporarily stop the attack.

Two days later, the edict of the Ministry of War arrived, and the order on the edict was very clear, requiring Sun Chuanting to lead the army to aid Kaifeng Fucheng, and at this time, the sergeant sent by He Renlong came again, saying that Li Zicheng's march was very fast, only three days passed, and more than 100,000 Liukou under his command, marching more than 300 miles, had passed Yexian County, approaching Xiangcheng, that is to say, Li Zicheng immediately left the boundary under the jurisdiction of Nanyang Mansion and entered the boundary under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Mansion.

Xiangcheng to Kaifeng Mansion is about 400 miles, according to the marching speed of Li Zicheng's army, that is, about five days, since Li Zicheng's purpose is Kaifeng Fucheng, he will not attack the city along the way, there are nearly 200,000 rogues under his command, and the soldiers in Xiangcheng and Xuzhou and other places along the way will never dare to resist, and it is not simple to be able to retreat in the city.

This indicates that the city of Kaifeng is in great danger.

The sergeant also brought the news of He Renlong, He Renlong led nearly 20,000 sergeants, who had already set off from Xinye and other places, and rushed to Weishi County by shortcut, hoping to arrive before Li Zicheng and set up defenses in Weishi County, in case he fell behind Li Zicheng's army, then He Renlong was desperate, and he also had to arrive at Zhuxian Town in advance, and set up a defensive formation in Zhuxian Town to prevent Li Zicheng from attacking Kaifeng Fucheng.

The situation is very clear, and Sun Chuanting must make a choice.

The attitude of Wang Yongji, the supervisor of the army, was very clear, that is, the army would set off immediately, and the starry night rushed to Kaifeng Fucheng, and he must rush to Kaifeng Fucheng in accordance with the requirements of the edict of the Ministry of War.

As the commander, Sun Chuanting is worried about more things, if according to the requirements of the Ministry of War, the army gallops to aid Kaifeng Fucheng, will Zhang Xianzhong follow behind to kill, in case Li Zicheng gives up attacking Kaifeng Fucheng, unites Zhang Xianzhong, and turns his head to deal with the more than 100,000 troops under his command, so that a battle situation of being attacked before and after is formed, so he is likely to encounter an unprecedented defeat.

But if you don't follow the requirements of the edict of the Ministry of War, rush to the aid of Kaifeng Fucheng, once Kaifeng Fucheng falls, he Sun Chuanting will wait to enter the prison, or even be beheaded and pass on the results of the nine sides.

When the battle came to this point, Sun Chuanting was in pain, not long ago the advantage was still in his hands, and he was full of confidence to completely destroy Zhang Xianzhong, and it changed in an instant.

There is not much time left for Sun Chuanting to make a decision, and it can also be said that Sun Chuanting has no other choice but to do it according to the requirements of the edict of the Ministry of War, and he knows very well that this is also what the emperor meant.

Two hours later, Sun Chuanting made an order to evacuate Yunyang Mansion and receive an order from Xinye to Kaifeng Mansion City.

The army withdrew from Yunyang on April 15, and Sun Chuanting's attack on Zhang Xianzhong lasted only eight days.

When evacuating Yunyang, Sun Chuanting was very careful, he ordered the Chinese army to be changed to the front army, the front army to the Chinese army, and the front army to guard the Chinese army to withdraw first, and then the Chinese army to evacuate.

Fortunately, during the evacuation process, Zhang Xianzhong did not make any other moves, which made Sun Chuanting a little relieved.

Two days later, more than 100,000 troops all evacuated Yunyang.

When he left Yunyang, Sun Chuanting held a telescope and looked at the direction of Yunyang Mansion for a long time.

Sun Chuanting was unwilling, the battle that had already begun, and it was an advantageous battle, was forced to give up, the next expedition against Zhang Xianzhong, I don't know when it was, and after the army left Yunyang, what choice Zhang Xianzhong would make, he didn't know at all.

Faintly, Sun Chuanting's feeling is not very good, he always feels that the arrangement of the military department does not start from the perspective of the overall situation, it has a bit of a taste of demolishing the east wall and making up the west wall, he was led by the nose by the rogues, and calmed down to think, Li Zicheng's large-scale attack on Kaifeng Mansion is not a big deal, as long as he can draw troops from other places to guard Kaifeng Mansion City, he can resolve the crisis, and there is no need to ask him to lead a large army to help.

Who knows if Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong discussed other countermeasures. (To be continued......)