Sun Chuanting, the governor of the five provinces, is still waiting for the emperor's decree, or the edict of the Ministry of War, he has begun to arrange according to the operational deployment of his own thinking, this is the battle plan that he has been thinking about for more than half a month, I believe that it will be recognized by the imperial court, and from the actual situation of the Liukou, this is also the best plan.

Chen Xinjia came to Wuchang Mansion again, which made Sun Chuanting very surprised.

The holy decree brought by Chen Xinjia made Sun Chuanting like five thunderbolts, and the battle plan he proposed was rejected, and the emperor clearly demanded that the whole line be attacked, and at the same time exterminate Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.

What's even worse is that the emperor actually sent Chen Xinjia to help command the battle.

Chen Xinjia is not a straw bag, and he once commanded the battle with the Houjin Tartars in Liaodong, but the battle to exterminate the Liukou is what is needed is unified command, and the governors of the five provinces should have directly commanded the operation, although there is the intervention of the military department above, but when the specific operation is carried out, the military department cannot directly intervene, and sometimes the situation is urgent, and the commander can make a decisive decision, but Chen Xinjia came to assist in the command, and the meaning is completely different.

Chen Xinjia is the left squire of the military department, in terms of rank and status, he is higher than his Sun Chuanting, and in such a major battle as the extermination of the Liukou, the emperor sent Chen Xinjia to assist in commanding the battle, wouldn't this add to the chaos, and how could Chen Xinjia assist in commanding the battle.

Sure enough, the development of the situation was beyond the scope of Sun Chuanting's control.

Chen Xinjia's qualifications are indeed not ordinary, after the middle of the Wanli period, he served as the magistrate of the county for many years in the local area, and he is very familiar with the situation at the bottom, Chongzhen was transferred to the imperial court in the first year and entered the criminal department, and Chongzhen was transferred to Liaodong for three years to participate in the battle against the Houjin Tartars. It was not until the eleventh year of Chongzhen that he returned to the imperial court under the recommendation of Yang Sichang, served as the left attendant of the military department, and became Yang Sichang's right-hand man.

According to Chen Xinjia's identity. How could he come to Huguang to assist Sun Chuanting in commanding the battle, in fact, when he set off from the capital, what he thought of was to directly command the battle to exterminate the Liukou, and Sun Chuanting, the governor of the five provinces, should obey his command, although the holy decree did not say so, but Chen Xinjia had the best reason, that is, his identity as the left squire of the military department.

The battle to exterminate the Liukou showed that Sun Chuanting was in command, but it was the military department that really played a role behind it. That is, Yang Sichang, the cabinet minister and the secretary of the Ministry of War, the operational deployment of the four corners and six corners and the ambush on all sides was put forward by Yang Sichang, and the relationship between Chen Xinjia and Yang Sichang was extremely close, Chen Xinjia went to Huguang this time, and he could completely command the operation on behalf of Yang Sichang and the Ministry of War, and Sun Chuanting did not have any reason to refute it.

After reading the holy decree, Chen Xinjia immediately began his tactical arrangement.

Huguang Governor Yamen. In the wing, Sun Chuanting, the governor of the five provinces, Wang Yongji, the superintendent of the army, Fang Kongzhi, the governor of Huguang, Zuo Liangyu, the general soldier of Huguang, and Liu Liangzuo, the general soldier of Songjiang, are all here.

Chen Xinjia, who assisted Sun Chuanting in commanding the operation. With a smile on his face, he pointed to the map on the table and began to arrange the deployment.

"Li Zicheng commanded more than 100,000 Liukou, now in Henan Nanyang Mansion, Runing Mansion activities, Zhang Xianzhong under more than 100,000 Liukou, in Huguang Xiangyang and Yunyang activities, of which Li Zicheng focused on Nanyang Mansion. Zhang Xianzhong focused on the area of Xiangyang Mansion, respected the emperor's holy decree, and the requirements of the military department, the army was divided into two ways to exterminate Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, and the official came to Huguang before. Specially asked the cabinet Lord Yang, and discussed together, it was decided that Sun Daren led 50,000 troops, focusing on attacking Xiangyang, Huguang General Zuo Liangyu followed Sun Daren to fight, this officer led 50,000 troops, focusing on attacking Nanyang, Songjiang General Liu Liangzuo followed this official to fight, in addition to the Liukou distributed in Runing Mansion, the governor of Henan was responsible for resisting, the Liukou distributed in Yunyang Mansion, the governor of Shaanxi and Sichuan were responsible for defense, the combat tasks of all parties were clear, Sun Daren and the official were mainly responsible for attacking and suppressing the Liukou, The rest of the governors were responsible for defending the rogues and preventing the joint ...... between the rogues."

When Chen Xinjia was still arranging the arrangement, Sun Chuanting's face changed slightly, it was taboo to divide the troops to fight, the Liukou was powerful, and the imperial court army was divided into two ways, resulting in a weak offensive force, and could not give a devastating blow to the Liukou, if the two-front battle was in a predicament, then the operational deployment of the four positive six corners and the ambush on all sides would not play any role at all, requiring the governor of Shaanxi, the governor of Henan and the governor of Sichuan to cooperate in the battle, that is just a saying, although the governors of the three provinces must obey Chen Xinjia and his orders, However, they could not directly command the troops of the local guard station to fight, and it was impossible to coordinate well with each other.

Moreover, from this battle plan, Sun Chuanting faintly saw the shadow of his previous battle plan.

The emperor's decree cannot be violated, the plan of the two-sided battle has been determined, and Sun Chuanting cannot oppose it, but he thinks that when it comes to actual operation, it can still be emphasized, that is, to concentrate superior forces to attack Zhang Xianzhong, and the other provincial governors are responsible for besieging and attacking Li Zicheng.

Chen Xinjia's attitude also made Sun Chuanting dissatisfied, he worked hard to train the sergeants, and made all the preparations to exterminate the rogue, Chen Xinjia originally assisted him in commanding the battle, but looking at the current posture, it has become Chen Xinjia to command the battle, such an arrangement, Sun Chuanting must be uncomfortable.

After Chen Xinjia finished speaking, Sun Chuanting stood up and spoke.

"Lord Chen, at the same time to exterminate Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's two gangsters, their requirements for the battle, this official very much agrees, but the focus of this operation, this officer thinks that there should still be, with elite troops to exterminate Zhang Xianzhong, with other forces to contain and exterminate Li Zicheng, brought to Zhang Xianzhong's forces suffered a heavy blow, then all forces can unite to completely exterminate Li Zicheng, such a plan, this official thinks is really feasible."

After Sun Chuanting finished speaking, Chen Xinjia's face was a little unsightly.

"Lord Sun, the battle plan mentioned by this officer is the battle plan agreed by Lord Yang and the Ministry of War, does Lord Sun still have any objections?"

"Otherwise, this officer thinks that the battle should still be the actual situation."

"Does Lord Sun think that Lord Yang is just talking on paper?"

The atmosphere inside the wing room suddenly became tense.

Sun Chuanting really didn't understand why Chen Xinjia had such an attitude, at this time it was just a matter of discussing the battle plan, and anyone could put forward opinions and suggestions, not to mention that he Sun Chuanting was still the commander-in-chief of the operation, of course, he should express his opinions and suggestions, and the final opinion should be based on what he Sun Chuanting put forward.

It's a pity that Sun Chuanting was immersed in the battle plan and forgot the most important thing, that is, Chen Xinjia came to Huguang, not to assist him in commanding, but to personally command the battle in the name of the representative army.

Sun Chuanting's face was slightly red, he had to clarify this issue, otherwise he would directly offend Yang Sichang, he was a cabinet minister and a secretary of the Ministry of War, and it was definitely not something that he Sun Chuanting could offend.

"Lord Chen, it shouldn't be said like this, this official's suggestion is still put forward by the actual situation in Huguang and Henan, and it is not that it is not carried out in accordance with the operational requirements of the Ministry of War, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are two ways of exile, with a total strength of nearly 300,000 people, if the focus cannot be clarified, it is possible to let Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong join forces to fight......"

In this case, according to the operational deployment of Lord Yang's four positive six corners and ambushes on all sides, mobilize the guards of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Huguang, Sichuan, Shandong, Jiangxi and Fengyang, and completely exterminate the Liukou is completely feasibleThe battle plan to exterminate the rogues is completely feasible. ”

Before Sun Chuanting's words were finished, he was interrupted by Chen Xinjia, and Chen Xinjia's tone was soft, without the toughness of the front.

Such an attitude made Sun Chuanting even more dissatisfied.

"Lord Chen, Nanyang and Runing in Henan are adjacent to Xiangyang and Yunyang in Huguang, if there is no focus in the army's operations, after Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong perceive the danger, it is very likely that they will adopt the method of joint operations, and the battle situation will very likely become extremely complicated at that time."

Chen Xinjia looked at Sun Chuanting.

"What Lord Sun means, the governors of the provinces are just waiting to see the battle to exterminate the Liukou."

Sun Chuanting's body trembled slightly, and at this time, he suddenly understood what Chen Xinjia meant.

"Lord Chen, don't say that, this official is ordered by the emperor and the court to exterminate the Liukou, and what he thinks of is to completely exterminate the Liukou, as for other things, the official really didn't think much about it."

When Sun Chuanting said these few words, he had already fallen into passivity.

Chen Xinjia really didn't miss the opportunity.

"Lord Sun, this official has the same idea as you, it is also to completely exterminate the Liukou, as for Lord Yang, it is not to mention, Lord Yang proposed the operational deployment of four corners and six corners, ten ambushes, painstakingly and bloodlessly, if you don't think about completely exterminating the Liukou, how can you put forward such an operational deployment, the governors of the rest of the provinces have received the emperor's order, and they will work together to start a war and fight, Lord Sun don't think too much, besides, Lord Sun is bent on exterminating the Liukou, the emperor knows, and the military department is also clear."

Having said that, Sun Chuanting couldn't speak.

The eyes of the superintendent Wang Yongji are very complicated, as for Fang Kongzhi and the others, there is almost no expression on their faces, the situation in the wing, of course they understand the meaning, what they have to do at this time is to shut up and not say anything, as for expressing their stance in private, it must be needed. (To be continued......)