"The imperial army is not so easy to collapse, and Yang Sichang will definitely be able to achieve a major victory."

Zheng Xunrui's words made Zhou Yanru and Zheng Jinhong and others not understand, in their opinion, Yang Sichang was originally a civilian official, and he rarely did anything to really command the war, or it can be said that he did not do it directly, such a person commanded a life-and-death battle, it is impossible to win, and it is good not to be completely wiped out by the rogue.

Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Zheng Xunrui spoke again.

"The combat effectiveness of the Liukou is not strong, you all know, in terms of combat effectiveness alone, the Liukou is not as good as the imperial army, but it occupies an absolute advantage in numbers, and at the same time, after the imperial army experienced the fiasco of the Battle of Songshan, the morale is low, so it is generally not favored, but we have all ignored the most critical place, that is, Yang Sichang's determination."

"Yang Sichang suggested that the Liukou attack Shaanxi, but failed, according to the previous disposal methods, Yang Sichang must have encountered countless impeachments, the light one lost his official position, and the heavy one was thrown into prison, but now Yang Sichang is still commanding the army to fight, nothing happened, and was also named the prince and the prince, in this case, how can Yang Sichang not fight to the death, the commander showed extraordinary courage, and the sergeants below are naturally encouraged."

"Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong and others under the command of Yang Sichang are all famous generals, who have fought against the Liukou many times, with both major victories and miserable defeats, they know what the weaknesses of the Liukou are, and they will inevitably exert their greatest ability in the next battle."

"During the Yingzong period, the Battle of Tumubao was defeated, and the Wara also captured Emperor Yingzong first, and at that time, all the elites of the imperial army were wiped out in the battle. When he approached the capital first, he faced the old and weak women and children, and Yu Qian, the famous minister, stood up and organized the old and weak women and children in the city, and defeated the strong Yexian, the defense of the capital at that time. I'm afraid no one thinks that Yu Qian can win, but the outcome of the battle is beyond everyone's expectations. ”

"The key to the defense of the capital is Yu Qian's courage and courage, the situation that Yu Qian faced back then is somewhat similar to the situation faced by Yang Sichang today, as long as Yang Sichang shows enough courage, the outcome of this battle is really hard to say."

Zheng Xunrui's analysis was reasonable and convincing, but everyone also felt strange. Didn't Zheng Xunrui say before that the imperial court would inevitably face a situation of defeat, and the north would inevitably fall into a situation of chaos, and the Zheng family army was in the process of integration, ready to march into the north to clean up the mess, why did he say that Yang Sichang could win a major victory.

Isn't that a contradiction?

Zheng Xunrui did not explain the reason, the forces of the Liukou entered Hejian Mansion, and the Cao Yun had stopped. The capital and the north have fallen into a situation of food shortage, and the northern Zhili has been ravaged by the Houjin Tartars. In the autumn harvest season, there was no grain harvested at all, and all the grain in Shanxi and Henan was obtained by the Liukou, and it was an indisputable fact that the imperial court was short of grain.

The lack of food will inevitably lead to great changes in the capital, and no matter how brave Yang Sichang is, he may be able to stabilize the situation for a while. But it was impossible to save the terminally ill Ming court.

There is another thing that makes Zheng Xunrui feel God's tricks, that is, Huang Taiji is still alive, there is no problem, August has passed. He did not die of a violent illness.

After a slight pause, Zheng Xunrui spoke again.

"The situation in Fujian has not yet been completely stabilized, Xu Wanghua has worked hard to stabilize the situation, and the reorganization of Zheng Zhilong's sailors has been basically completed, I think Xu Wanghua is still going to return to Nanjing, after the revocation of the post of governor of Fengyang, Shi Kefa returned to Nanjing, I think Shi Kefa will be appointed as the governor of Fujian."

Zheng Xunrui considered the actual situation, Xu Wanghua has a heavy responsibility, and it is impossible to always serve as the governor of Fujian; according to the arrangement of the integration of the Zheng family's army, Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi are one piece, and the 10,000 soldiers of the Zheng family's army are mainly stationed in Fujian and Guangdong, and there is not much problem with its local stability.

Zheng Xunrui's prediction of the chaos in the north is about to appear, Nanjing Sixth Department has fallen into a busy, a lot of things need to be prepared, the household department is a particularly important department, although Xiong Wencan, the left attendant of the household department, is also capable, but the influence in Nanjing is insufficient, it is impossible to compare with Xu Wanghua's prestige, Zheng Xunrui himself needs to consider all things as a whole, it is impossible to take care of the affairs of the household department for a long time, so Xu Wanghua must return to Nanjing as soon as possible.

Shi Kefa is very capable, and he has long been reflected, and there is no problem in serving as the governor of Fujian.

Li Zicheng led a large army to approach the city of Baoding, and the rebel army under his command always reached 300,000 people.

In Li Zicheng's view, there is no suspense in this battle to win, the morale of the imperial army is low, and the army retreats from Zhending Mansion to Baoding Mansion in a hurry, it is an unintentional war, the righteous army has occupied Zhending Mansion, Daimyo Mansion and part of Hejian Mansion, and the next thing is to advance with victory, defeat Yang Sichang and his imperial army, and the soldiers are directed at the capital.

Got the scout report, saying that it was when the imperial army was arranging troops outside the city of Baoding, Li Zicheng raised his head and laughed, he had long heard that Yang Sichang was only a civilian official, although he had a very good ability in tactical deployment, he had never been on the battlefield, and now it seems that it is true, if Yang Sichang leads the imperial army to defend Baoding City, the righteous army wants to conquer Baoding City, there is still a certain degree of difficulty, and may pay a greater price, now Yang Sichang has abandoned the advantage he occupies, and the righteous army is facing each other. Wouldn't this give the rebels a chance?

Li Zicheng immediately ordered the scouts to inform Liu Zongmin in Hejian Mansion and led the army to Baoding Mansion as soon as possible.

The rebels had an absolute advantage in numbers, and it was only in the blink of an eye to defeat the imperial army.

Yang Sichang is indeed fighting.

He knew what was happening in the capital, and Qian Shisheng, the first assistant of the cabinet, took the lead in impeachment, but was blocked by Wang Chengen, the chief eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor, and the emperor named him Yang Sichang as the crown prince and prince, which was the absolute trust of the emperor.

Yang Sichang, who shouldered a heavy responsibility, was ashamed in his heart, and gave the emperor ideas twice, but both times he stole chickens and rice, and once asked Zheng Jiajun to exterminate Liukou Zhang Xianzhong, as a result, Zheng Jiajun took the opportunity to occupy Sichuan and Huguang, this time to induce Liukou to attack Shaanxi, and as a result, Liukou turned his gun and aimed it at the imperial army.

The emperor's decree that Li Zi became the governor of the same state also became a joke, which was tantamount to a naked slap in the face.

Under such circumstances, no matter what Yang Sichang's ideas were for these suggestions, he could not avoid the guilt, but the emperor did not punish him at all, but completely trusted him to continue to control the army and resist the attack of the rogues.

This kind of trust is not possible for ordinary people.

In Yang Sichang's opinion, if he can't completely defeat the rogue, he will have no shame to face the emperor, or even face the world.

When Li Zicheng personally led the rogues to Baoding Fucheng, Yang Sichang talked with the officers above the guerrilla general level in the army with a serious expression, and his attitude was very clear, this battle was already a ruin, once defeated, everyone should not think that they could be spared, especially these generals, their relatives will also encounter the ravages of the rogues in the future, this is a battle that cannot afford to lose and cannot lose, this is a battle that is related to the lives of all people.

In terms of combat deployment, Yang Sichang resolutely opposed sticking to the city, so that the army of more than 100,000 people would lose the space to move, and they would be trapped in the city of Baoding, they had no reinforcements, no food supplies, and in the end, the Liukou did not need to spend much strength, and the army in the city would completely collapse.

Yang Sichang asked the imperial army to set up a position and fight face-to-face with the Liukou, and he even took out the common phrase of Zheng Jiajun's "The brave wins when you meet in a narrow way" to encourage many officers.

Of course, the most decisive thing Yang Sichang did was to personally participate in the battle, and he was at the front of the team.

You must know that Yang Sichang is the second assistant of the cabinet, the prince and the prince, and the secretary of the military department, such an identity does not need to go to the battlefield at all, and he can command the battle in the city of Baoding, but Yang Sichang resolutely participates in the battle.

When Yang Sichang appeared in front of everyone wearing armor, everyone was shocked.

Who doesn't know that Yang Sichang is a civil official, and he is already fifty-five years old, and his energy and physical strength are far inferior to those of young people.

Among the generals, represented by the general soldier Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong, they all made a clear statement in front of Yang Sichang, asking to become a pioneer, and suggested that Yang Sichang command the battle in the Chinese army, but Yang Sichang did not agree at all and insisted on serving as a vanguard officer.

When Yang Sichang wore armor to inspect the army, it caused an even greater shock.

Many sergeants thought they were mistaken, they didn't have the opportunity to meet Yang Sichang on weekdays.

When he learned that Lord Yang Sichang was the vanguard officer, and Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong were the deputy generals, an inexplicable atmosphere spread among the army, which was silent morale.

The power of example is endless, this sentence is not bad at all, the morale of the sergeant can explode at any time, it depends on the commander, since the prince and the prince, the cabinet deputy assistant, and the secretary of the military department Yang Sichang have all undertaken the task of the vanguard officer, what else do the officers and sergeants below have to say, just fight hard.

Li Zicheng, who led the army to come, how did he know such a situation, he didn't even have time to wait for Liu Zongmin to lead the army to come to Huihe, and he didn't listen to Gu Junen's advice to wait, so he led the army to Baoding Fucheng.

Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting are both famous commanders of the Chinese martial arts, and they were not killed by the rebels in the same way, Li Zicheng believes that Yang Sichang is taking the old path of these people, since the opportunity is in front of him, Li Zicheng will never miss it, this time he wants to kill Yang Sichang with his own hands, you must know that Yang Sichang is the second assistant of the cabinet, the prince and the prince, and the military department Shangshu. (To be continued.) )