The last battle of the Zheng family army, or the end of the fifth year and the beginning of the sixth year of Chongzhen, that time of the battle killed the king Gao Yingxiang, so that the prestige of the Zheng family army was greatly enhanced, and it was precisely because of that battle that Zheng Xunrui's parents and Erniang entered the capital and became hostages, now it is November of the seventh year, nearly two years have passed, the Zheng family army has been training, did not participate in any battle, the total number of the Zheng family army has reached 15,000 people, organized into seventeen battalions, including twelve cavalry battalions, two Shenji battalions, A pro-soldier battalion, a scout battalion, a law enforcement battalion.

Zheng Jiajun's training has not been relaxed all the time, but the consumption is also huge, at least 40,000 taels of silver are needed every month, and 500,000 taels of silver are required in a year.

The imperial court did not bear the military salary of the Zheng family, did not allocate a tael of silver, and even the military salary of the Yulin border army was delayed again and again.

Zheng Xunrui's burden is too heavy, Yan'an Mansion and Qingyang Mansion must remain stable, now the location of these two places is more important, it has become a barrier in Shaanxi, Liukou fought to avoid Yan'an Mansion, they can only enter Huguang from Hanzhong Mansion, and then enter Shanxi, Henan and Sichuan and other places, do not dare to borrow Yan'an Mansion.

In order to be able to raise enough food, Zheng Xunrui can be said to have exhausted himself and tried his best to find a way, such a situation cannot last too long, otherwise he will not be able to bear it.

Winter wheat has been sown, and there have been many rains this year, so there is no longer a problem of drought, but how to transport the seeds of maize and sweet potato after the beginning of the year has become the biggest problem.

Yansui has become a barrier in Shaanxi, but it has also become a lonely boat, and the business roads leading here are almost all dangerous, and businessmen no longer dare to continue to transport grain on a large scale.

This qiē is all because of the Liukou.

The rapidly growing rogue has entered the golden period of development.

Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai and Zhang Xianzhong and others, in Hannan and other places, in the face of the encirclement and suppression of several armies of the imperial court, fearless, and even defeated the imperial army many times, Huguang deputy general Yang Zhengfang and general Zhang Shida died, indicating that the strength of the Liukou has gone to a higher level, more powerful than before, Lao Hui Hui entered Huguang from Sichuan, and then entered Henan, and was active in the area of Chenzhou. Activities in Shanxi, Henan, Huguang and other places led to the entire Shaanxi being encircled, and the trade routes from the south to Shaanxi were almost completely strangled.

Merchants do business to make money, but they care more about their lives, if they are bumped into by the rogues, they will not be able to keep any goods, and may even be directly killed.

If such a situation lasts too long, it is very likely that all parts of Yansui will fall into a desperate situation.

Zheng Xunrui must take the initiative.

Governor's Yamen, wings.

Xu Wanghua, Zheng Jinhong, Yang He, Liu Zeqing and others were all concentrated.

There was still a map on the table, and Zheng Xunrui pointed to the many marks marked on the map and explained them to everyone one by one.

"All parts of Yansui are about to fall into a desperate situation, maybe I say so, you all feel unconvinced, many places in the north are rogue raids, or harassment of the Houjin Tartars, only Yansui is in a stable situation, the people can still live and work in peace and contentment, this kind of situation, and in a desperate situation can never be compared, but unfortunately, this situation, how long can it last, I dare not guarantee."

"First of all, let's look at the west, Pingliang Mansion and Fengxiang Mansion, which have been plundered by the Liukou, especially Fengxiang Mansion, for a period of time, it has almost become the base camp of the Liukou, Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai and others, frequent activities here, their team is also getting stronger and stronger, to put it mildly, the imperial court has lost the best opportunity, and it is difficult to completely exterminate them in a short period of time."

"Secondly, look at the south, Xi'an Mansion and Hanzhong Mansion, Hanzhong Mansion I will not say much, what situation you all know, just say Xi'an Mansion, except for some places around Xi'an There are no Liukou, the situation in the rest of the places is not good, Baishui, Tongchuan, Yaozhou, Chunhua, Yongshou and Pizhou and other places, all have been looted by the Liukou, many cities have even been attacked by the Liukou, become a ruin, the Liukou often operate in these places, the army controlled by the governor Yamen, always have to protect the safety of Xi'an Fucheng, I can't take care of anything else. ”

"Finally, looking at the east, Pingyang Mansion and Taiyuan Mansion in Shanxi, last year's great drought, the situation in Shanxi was even worse than that in Shaanxi, the people were displaced, reduced to homelessness, and also encountered the encirclement and suppression of the army.

"To the north is a vast grassland, and there is no way out."

"This is the actual situation facing all parts of Yansui."

When Zheng Xunrui said this, everyone was silent, including Liu Zeqing, they knew very well that the army of nearly 60,000 people in Yulin Border Town must rely on abundant food in order to develop well, from the actual situation, relying on Yan'an Mansion, Qingyang Mansion and Yulin Border Town, it is obvious that it cannot be completely satisfied, and the famine for many years has exhausted the people, and now they can only be appeased, and the people can only be given appropriate relief in the year of the famine, so as to stabilize the place.

Maintaining the stability of all parts of Yansui is inseparable from the merchants, but if all sides are stuck, and the merchants are unable to transport goods, then the places in Yansui really can't be maintained for a long time.

"During this period of time, combined with the war reports in various places, as well as the imperial court's palace reports, I have analyzed for a long time, the Yulin border army must take action and take the initiative to break such shackles, so that it is possible to truly stabilize it, otherwise it will not take long, maybe a year, maybe two years, there will be large-scale riots."

"I discussed it with Mr. Xu, and decided to write a letter to the Ministry of War and the Cabinet, analyze the current situation, and let the Yulin border army go out and open a bloody road."

When Zheng Xunrui said this, everyone's expressions became stern.

"There are many routes to choose from, the east can open a road to Guò Shanxi to connect North Zhili, and the southwest can lead to Guò Henan to open a passage to connect South Zhili, as for the attack in other directions, there is no need to consider it for the time being."

"There are many disasters in the north, and the north Zhili cannot be avoided, so we have only one possibility left, that is, to open a bloody road from the direction of Henan and connect the south to Zhili, so that the merchants can transport goods, and the stability of Yansui can last for a long time.

"The main task of the Yulin border army is to garrison the border pass, and it is impossible to move at will without a holy decree, but the Yulin border town directly faces the Ordos tribe of the grassland, they have suffered the same heavy disasters, they are too busy to take care of themselves, and they have no ability to attack, and the mutual market over the years has also helped them solve a lot of problems, to say that the grassland tribes attack, there is basically no possibility, and no one wants to fight for no reason."

"It is precisely for these reasons that the Yulin border army has been idle for a long time, including the front, middle and rear three guards of Ningxia."

"This situation cannot continue, and it must not."

Zheng Xunrui's words are categorical.

"The fold has been presented to the Ministry of War and the Cabinet, presumably in a short period of time, there will be news, as for the deployment arrangements of the imperial court, I don't know, but the Yulin border army will definitely not continue to nest here."

"General Liu, there are already 45,000 sergeants under your command, adjust the deployment position of the troops from now on, leaving 30,000 people to stick to the border town of Yulin, and the remaining 15,000 sergeants are ready to go to the battle."

"Zheng Jinhong, Yang He, Zheng Jiajun is ready for a qiē, and after the imperial edict arrives, the whole army will be dispatched."

After everyone dispersed, Xu Wanghua stayed.

"My lord, my subordinates are worried that the edict of the Ministry of War will ask the Yulin border army to continue to hold on, after all, the sergeants in the border towns are rarely transferred out."

"Mr. Xu, you don't have to worry, I can conclude that the imperial court will definitely change its mind this time, but I hope they can be sober and let the Yulin border army decide on their own plans for the expedition.

Xu Wanghua nodded, he would not have the slightest doubt about Zheng Xunrui's judgment, after all, there were too many examples in front of him.

"After the Jin Tartars conquered the Chahar tribe, now the Chahar tribe has surrendered, which makes Datong, Xuanfu and other places directly in danger, will the military department take into account the danger of these places, let the Yulin border army directly enter Datong, or Xuanfu garrison, the subordinates are a little worried about such a situation."

"I also thought that if the Ministry of War made such arrangements, then all parts of Yansui would not be able to continue to support it, and if the Ministry of War really issued such an edict, then I would personally rush to the capital and go to the Ministry of War to theorize, and I would ask them if they were thinking that Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Sichuan and other places would not be at peace, and whether they were thinking that all the defense lines in the north would collapse."

The room was silent, it was difficult to take this step, but this step must be taken correctly, if it was destroyed by external forces, then all the efforts made in front of it would be in vain