Cao Wenzhao, the commander of the reinforcement army, suddenly came to visit, which surprised Zheng Xunrui.

Cao Wenzhao came to Xi'an Fucheng on the fifth day of the sixth month, until the governor yamen came to visit, at this moment the officials of the governor yamen were still in rest, and there were only officials on duty in the yamen.

Zheng Xunrui met Cao Wenzhao in the wing room.

Cao Wenzhao's fame is very great, Shanxi Datong, has been in the army in Liaodong, repeatedly fought with the Houjin Tartars to win, with the military merits promoted to guerrilla generals, the power of Shaanxi Liukou gradually growing, was transferred by the imperial court into the Guannei to suppress bandits, and with 1,500 Guanning iron cavalry, in the battle of encircling and suppressing Liukou, won a lot of victories, but unfortunately did not get too many awards from the imperial court, the reason is that the then trilateral governor Hong Chengchou did not take credit for him.

Chongzhen seven years, after the Jin Tartars invaded, the border pass was urgent, Cao Wenzhao followed Hong Chengchou to the border town of Datong, stationed at the border pass, to resist the Houjin Tartars, but unfortunately the town was defeated to the Houjin Tartars, suffered impeachment, was removed from the imperial court, and later Shanxi Governor Wu Fu Libao, only to be able to reinstate the official, after the Jin Tartars withdrew, the border pass temporarily stabilized, Chongzhen at the beginning of the eighth year, Liukou suffered a heavy blow in Henan, and it was about to be exterminated, Cao Wenzhao followed the governor of the five provinces Hong Chengchou, and entered the Guannai again to exterminate the Liukou.

Cao Wenzhao, who was canonized as the commander of the aid and suppression army, was very grateful to Wu Fu, the governor of Shanxi, and after entering the Guannei, he led 3,000 Guanning iron cavalry, rushed all the way, and drove out Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong and others who were entrenched in Shanxi, so that the situation in the entire Shanxi was temporarily stabilized.

Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Lao Huihui and other Liukou leaders once again united in Henan, and after careful analysis, they decided to withdraw in the direction of Huguang, hoping to enter the territory of Huguang and maneuver with the officials and troops with the complicated terrain.

After a comprehensive analysis of the situation, Hong Chengchou worked out a tactical arrangement for the total annihilation of the Liukou, Cao Wenzhao accepted the order, led 3,000 Guanning iron cavalry, day and night, rushed to the area of Dengzhou and Xinye under the jurisdiction of Nanyang Prefecture in Henan, to block the escape of the Liukou, according to reliable information, the Liukou will open a bloody road from Dengzhou and Xinye, and enter the territory of Xiangyang in Huguang.

That is, during the rush to Dengzhou and Xinye, Cao Wenzhao traveled day and night, led several personal soldiers, rushed to Xi'an Fucheng, and made a special trip to visit Zheng Xunrui, the governor of Shaanxi.

Cao Wenzhao entered the wing of the governor's yamen and met Zheng Xunrui.

This was the first time he had met Zheng Xunrui.

Cao Wenzhao was born in the army, and what he admires most is the scholar who is both civil and military, Zheng Xunrui is the champion of the palace test, and in several battles, he hit the Liukou hard, killed Gao Yingxiang and Luo Rucai, the general leader of the Liukou, and exterminated nearly 200,000 Liukou, with such military exploits, Cao Wenzhao is also convinced.

The moment he saw Zheng Xunrui, Cao Wenzhao was still a little surprised, after all, Zheng Xunrui was too young.

"Meet your lordship."

"Mr. Cao doesn't have to be polite, presumably you came to Xi'an Mansion City, it's Lord Wu Fu's construction."

Cao Wenzhao was stunned for a moment, how could Zheng Xunrui, the young imperial envoy of the left deputy capital and the governor of Shaanxi, guess that he had obeyed Wu Fu's construction and made a special trip to Xi'an Fucheng to visit, no wonder he said that he was a great scholar, and with Cao Wenzhao's mind, he couldn't think of this layer.

"Xia Guan is indeed following Lord Wu's advice and has come to visit your lord."

Zheng Xunrui nodded slightly, Cao Wenzhao's straightforwardness, let him sigh very emotionally, but unfortunately such straightforwardness, in the officialdom is not feasible, Cao Wenzhao in several battles, has made so many contributions, can be said to be the first person in the Ming Dynasty, but it is also ups and downs, Chongzhen seven years after the defeat of the Houjin Tartar, quickly encountered impeachment, was pushed to the end, if it were not for Wu Fu's guarantee and recommendation, it is impossible to restore the position of the chief military officer.

After Cao Wenzhao said this, he immediately spoke.

"Xiaguan is about to rush to Henan to encircle and suppress the Liukou, this time to Xi'an Fucheng, just to listen to the adult's construction."

Zheng Xunrui couldn't cry or laugh, and Cao Wenzhao was too straightforward, and he didn't know how to turn when he spoke.

"I don't know what General Soldier Cao thinks, if he can put forward the proposal, this official will definitely be quick to talk."

There was a map on the table, and Cao Wenzhao was not polite, stood up, and walked to the front of the map.

"The Guanning Iron Cavalry led by Xia Guan rushed to Dengzhou and Xinye within five days to prevent the Liukou from entering the territory of Huguang, and the army led by Lord Hong pressed in the direction of Nanyang Mansion from Xingyang, Xinzheng, and Xuzhou, and according to the deployment of Lord Hong, they fought to completely exterminate the Liukou in the territory of Nanyang Mansion......"

Zheng Xunrui looked at the map carefully and did not speak for the time being.

After Cao Wenzhao finished speaking, the room fell silent.

After a long while, Zheng Xunrui slowly spoke.

"This deployment is still good, the Guide Mansion in the east and the Henan Mansion in the west, the Liukou has no place to stand, and can only go towards the Nanyang Mansion in the south, it should be said that the Liukou cannot move in Henan, and entering Huguang is the only option, there are a few questions, the official wants to ask, Cao Zongbing will answer if it is convenient, and don't force it if it is inconvenient."

The battle of the army is secret, especially the deployment of the operation, which cannot be leaked, but in front of Zheng Xunrui, Cao Wenzhao will not have anything to hide.

"Even if you ask, as long as the lower officials know, tell them all."

"Well, three questions, the first question, what is the total strength of the army led by Lord Hong, the second question, how many troops do the Liukou still have, and the third question, how many sergeants led by General Cao to prevent the Liukou from escaping in Dengzhou and Xinye."

"The army led by Lord Hong has 60,000 people, and the Liukou currently has about 120,000 troops, and the lower official leads 3,000 cavalry to stop the Liukou from escaping in Dengzhou and Xinye."

Zheng Xunrui frowned slightly, this expression was seen by Cao Wenzhao.

Cao Wenzhao hurriedly explained.

"When Xiaguan fought with the Liukou in Shanxi, he felt that the combat effectiveness of the Liukou was weak, and it was almost the same as before, which was also due to the fact that the adults exterminated the main force of the Liukou, and the Liukou was difficult to have a strong sergeant in a short period of time, and Xiaguan led three thousand Guanning Iron Cavalry, and within ten days, more than 30,000 Liukou were exterminated."

Cao Wenzhao's explanation was to show that there was no problem in leading 3,000 people to block the rogues, and besides, the 3,000 people were all cavalry, and the fighting power was strong, and the rogues, who were mainly foot soldiers, could not resist at all.

Zheng Xunrui doesn't think like this, the disparity in numbers is too great, no matter how strong you are, when the two armies face each other, there is a huge danger.

"Chief Cao, this official is outspoken, you don't have any opinions."

"My lord's guidance, the lower officials can't ask for it, and they will never have any opinions."

Cao Wenzhao's statement was too fast, which made Zheng Xunrui faintly worried in his heart, such a situation shows that Cao Wenzhao has a judgment in his heart, and he can't listen to his opinions.

However, Zheng Xunrui still has to say that if he can remind Cao Wenzhao to pay attention to the danger he encounters in the battle, he will be able to avoid some bad situations better and faster.

"This official thinks that the disparity in numbers is too great, and there are 3,000 people under the command of General Cao, and it is almost impossible to prevent 120,000 rogues from escaping to Huguang, of course, this official is not so sure, maybe a miracle will happen, but the battle must be the most well-planned, and there can be no obvious mistakes."

"The Guanning Iron Cavalry is strong in combat and comes and goes like the wind, these officials know it, but no matter how strong it is, three thousand people face 120,000 people, and there is almost no chance of winning."

"The 60,000 army under the command of Lord Hong, from north to south, pressed over on a large scale, this is thinking of annihilating the Liukou, this official built yì, Lord Hong dispatched 10,000 troops, followed Cao Zong's army to block the Liukou who wanted to evacuate Henan, this certainty is much greater, the task of the army is to stop the Liukou, wait for the army from all sides to come, and completely exterminate the Liukou."

"If Lord Hong wants to preserve the deterrent power of the army, he can also make General Cao control the armies of Shanxi and Henan, and if these two armies also go to Dengzhou and Xinye to assemble, the certainty of stopping the Liukou will be much greater."

"If you let the Liukou enter Huguang, all the arrangements will be in vain."

Zheng Xunrui did not hide it in the slightest, and his words revealed his worries about the resistance war, after all, the number of sergeants under Cao Wenzhao's command was too small, and in the face of 120,000 rogues, it was a huge danger, and I don't know what Hong Chengchou thought, let 3,000 people stop 120,000 people, do you think Cao Wenzhao is a god.

Cao Wenzhao didn't seem to listen to Zheng Xunrui's words, although his attitude was still very humble.

"My lord reminds me, but the military situation is urgent, the Liukou have been evacuated in the direction of Dengzhou and Xinye, if they can't seize the opportunity to let them escape into the territory of Huguang, the next plan of encirclement and suppression will be much more complicated, the lower official reported to Lord Hong, and led the sergeant to encircle ......"

Cao Wenzhao only stayed in the governor's yamen for more than an hour, and there was still half an hour of time to eat, which means that the conversation between him and Zheng Xunrui did not involve substantive issues.

Zheng Xunrui originally wanted to remind Cao Wenzhao of some more things, including how to arrange the troops, how to bluff, and not blindly take the way of rushing and fighting in the face of the rogues who have an absolute advantage in numbers, etc., but he found that Cao Wenzhao came to Xi'an not to really ask for advice, so he did not continue to speak.

After Cao Wenzhao left, Zheng Xunrui looked at the map carefully in the wing.

After Xu Wanghua came in, he found that Zheng Xunrui's expression was very strict.

"Mr. Xu, Cao Wenzhao is afraid that he is in danger."

Xu Wanghua was taken aback, looked at Zheng Xunrui, and didn't understand the meaning for a while.

"Hong Chengchou made a mistake in arranging, let Cao Wenzhao lead a mere 3,000 people to stop the 120,000 rogues, this is tantamount to a moth to a fire, if Cao Wenzhao can use some suspicious tactics, there is still the possibility of self-preservation, if it is to use the way of rushing and slamming, it is to find death."