Yang Yipeng, the governor of the four prefectures of Jiangbei and the governor of the three prefectures of the Ministry of Shangshu Caoyun, was extremely anxious, and when the Liukou entered the Lujiang Mansion, he could not settle down, although it was said that the Caoyun Governor's Mansion was set up in Huai'an Mansion, but Yang Yipeng's heart had already flown to the Lujiang Mansion.

At the beginning of the year, Liukou suddenly entered Fengyang Mansion, when the news reached Huai'an Mansion, Yang Yipeng almost fainted, if Fengyang was lost, he, the governor of Caoyun, should not think about life, Yansui Governor Zheng Xunrui led the Zheng family army to beat Liukou and defend Fengyang Mansion, so that Yang Yipeng was very grateful, which saved his life.

Later, the imperial court suddenly adjusted the candidates, so that Hong Chengchou was responsible for the extermination of the Liukou, and Zheng Xunrui served as the governor of Shaanxi, the left deputy imperial envoy, which made Yang Yipeng very uncomfortable in his heart, so he wrote a special letter to the emperor, saying that Zheng Xunrui was responsible for the extermination of the Liukou, which was the best arrangement, and the court should not be adjusted.

In less than a year, Liukou entered Nanzhili again, this time into Lujiang Mansion.

After Yang Yipeng learned the news, he gritted his teeth with hatred, he knew the struggle in the imperial court, and he also knew why under the good situation, Hong Chengchou would be responsible for the extermination of the Liukou again, but seeing that half a year had passed, the general soldier Cao Wenzhao was killed, and the Liukou took Nanyang Mansion City, and now he actually entered Nanzhili.

Hate to hate, Yang Yipeng didn't dare to have the slightest negligence, and quickly went to Fengyang Mansion City, what he was most concerned about was Fengyang Mansion City, and he couldn't have the slightest mistake, otherwise he, the governor of Caoyun, had a hundred heads, and it was not enough to cut off.

Wu Zhenying, the governor of Fengyang, and Yang Ze, the eunuch guarding the mausoleum, were as anxious, and Yang Yipeng's arrival finally relieved them.

The sergeants of Yingchuan Wei and the Central Capital Garrison Division had long been in a state of combat readiness.

After Yang Yipeng arrived in Fengyang Mansion City, he discussed with Wu Zhenying, Yang Ze and others, and decided to send some of the soldiers of Yingchuan Wei to Shouzhou to defend the area, and the rest of the soldiers arrived in Zhongdu to stay in the division and be responsible for guarding Fengyang Mansion City.

Yang Yipeng did not dare to send a large army into Luzhou Mansion, he did not know the situation of the Liukou, and attacked rashly, if he encountered an ambush by the Liukou, it would be more than worth the loss, as for the loss of the Luzhou Mansion, there was no way to do it, and Hong Chengchou would definitely lead the army to encircle and suppress the Liukou, and it was impossible to watch the Liukou wreak havoc in Luzhou Mansion.

At the same time as the deployment was completed, Yang Yipeng wrote a memora to the emperor, and asked Zheng Xunrui to lead the extermination of the Liukou again, and he boldly listed many reasons, including the capture of Nanyang Mansion City and the death of Cao Wenzhao, although such a twist and turn is likely to offend the Donglin Party and Hong Chengchou, he doesn't care anymore, after all, let the Liukou plunder in Nanzhili, in case he takes Fengyang Mansion City, he is the responsibility to lose his life.

Yang Yipeng's twist was approved by Wu Zhenying and Yang Ze, and the two also signed the fold.

The three of them didn't know that their twists and turns caused an uproar in the court, which is a later story.

Hong Chengchou led the army into Nanzhili, the soldiers were divided into two roads, he led a large army to Luzhou Mansion, and He Renlong, who had just been promoted to the general army, led another army and entered Anqing Mansion.

Of course, Luzhou Mansion is the top priority, after all, Luzhou Mansion is close to Fengyang Mansion, if Liukou attacks Fengyang Mansion succeeds this time, Hong Chengchou knows that he doesn't have to think about life.

The two armies moved very quickly, marching all the way without the slightest delay, despite the bitter cold.

According to the intelligence, the 60,000 Liukou led by Li Zicheng, after taking Shucheng, have moved in the direction where Lujiang Fucheng is located, even if the Liukou cannot capture Luzhou Fucheng, they can attack Hezhou and Chuzhou in the east, enter Fengyang Fucheng in the north, and directly threaten Fengyang, the central capital, and attack Lu'an Prefecture under the jurisdiction of Luzhou Fuzhou in the west, or even directly enter Henan.

The situation is very critical, Hong Chengchou does not dare to have the slightest delay, although the army he leads, only 40,000 people, in terms of numbers, less than the Liukou, but he has enough confidence to defeat the Liukou, but he needs to meet the Liukou.

When the army marched rapidly in the direction of the capital city of Luzhou, Hong Chengchou did not forget to write a letter to Wu Zhenying, the governor of Fengyang, the governor of Caoyun, reminding them to pay attention to the movements of the Liukou.

Hong Chengchou was the governor of the five provinces of Shangshu in the Ministry of War, but he was not qualified to inquire about the affairs of Nanzhili, so in the letter, he could only put forward the establishment of the letter.

The 20,000 army led by He Renlong, the same as the governor, went in the direction of Anqing Mansion City, He Renlong's pressure was slightly less, he was most worried about the Liukou attacking to the east, attacking Ningguo Mansion and Taiping Mansion, and finally threatening Ying Tianfu, of course, the possibility of this is very small, although the Liukou led by Zhang Xianzhong reached 50,000 people, but with these rabble, if they want to attack Nanjing City, it is a fool's dream, and the Liukou goes deep into the hinterland of Nanzhili, which is also an act of looking for death.

As for the Liukou fleeing in the direction of Jiangxi, it is not worth worrying too much, He Renlong also thought about the emergence of this situation, the Liukou entered the unfamiliar south, and there would be many difficulties in terms of supply, so that He Renlong would be able to lead the army and follow the Liukou to fight.

On the first day of the first month of the 30th year of the Chinese New Year's Eve and the ninth year of Chongzhen, Hong Chengqi, Yang Yipeng, Wu Zhenying, Yang Ze and others had no way to have a good New Year, they stared at every move of the Liukou, and the officials in Luzhou Prefecture, Anqing Prefecture, Fengyang Prefecture and other places, could not take vacations, and guarded the Yamen of Fuzhou County all the time, waiting for orders from above, including the entire Nanzhili, all fell into uneasiness.

The actions of Hong Chengchou and He Renlong's army have also slowed down at this special moment, after all, it is the Spring Festival, and the sergeants can't celebrate the New Year with peace of mind, and they have to run all the way, and they must be uncomfortable in their hearts.

The imperial army and the Liukou can not be compared, the Liukou looted along the road, raised grain and grass, so their actions were very fast, but the army led by Hong Chengchou and He Renlong must be provided by the Yamen of Fuzhou County along the road, so they can't move very quickly, and the days are different, during the Spring Festival, if the sergeants can't eat well, it is impossible to march hard.

Most of the places in Nanzhili are plains, and it is said that such a place can quickly find the traces of the Liukou, but it is a pity that the army led by Hong Chengchou and He Renlong did not find any trace of the Liukou at all, but along the way, they can see from the situation in various places that the Liukou have indeed looted these places.

The turning point came on the fifth day of the first lunar month.

Hong Chengchou got the news that as early as the first day of the first lunar month, the Liukou under Li Zicheng took the direction of Huoshan and marched towards Luotian in Huguang, and left the Luzhou Mansion by a different route.

This news was like a thunderclap, and Hong Chengchou's face was bloodless.

Hong Chengchou is not stupid, his original expectation really appeared, Liukou did not really think about attacking Nanzhili, let alone attacking Fengyang Mansion City, but after luring him away, he returned to Huangzhou Mansion again, as for what will happen next, you don't have to think about it.

Hong Chengchou quickly dispatched scouts and began a high-intensity reconnaissance, and after only one day, he confirmed that the Liukou had indeed left Luzhou and returned to Huangzhou.

With such a lag in intelligence, Hong Chengchou has no choice, he can't control the officials of the Yamen of Nanzhili Prefecture and County, and the information obtained by these officials is often directly reported to Yang Yipeng, the governor of Caoyun, and Wu Zhenying, the governor of Fengyang, and will not and have no responsibility to report to him directly, which leads to the lag of intelligence, but this lag is fatal.

Hong Chengchou, who understood it, quickly led the army and went in the direction of Huangzhou, you must know that the army led by Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Huguang, is less than 10,000 people, these people guard the capital city of Huangzhou, if they are attacked by the Liukou, the governor of Huguang of the Ming Dynasty has an accident, and he, the governor of the five provinces, has an unshirkable responsibility.

Hong Chengchou did not forget to remind He Renlong, he estimated that the Liukou led by Zhang Xianzhong must have also acted, and had already left Anqing Mansion and went in the direction of Huangzhou, and Lao Huihui was active in the Huangmei area, maybe he would have made peace with Zhang Xianzhong a long time ago, and the two Liukou went in the direction of Huangzhou Mansion City.

Hong Chengchou, who was annoyed, had a bigger temper, and even Zuo Liangyu, the chief soldier who followed him, didn't dare to speak, so as not to annoy Hong Chengchou and be reprimanded.

He Renlong also got the news, but it was a day later than Hong Chengchou.

The 40,000 army under the command of Hong Chengchou left Luzhou Mansion on the sixth day of the first month and headed in the direction of Luotian, and the 20,000 army under the command of He Renlong left Anqing Mansion on the seventh day of the first month and headed in the direction of Huangmei.

This time, the marching speed of the two armies was very fast, they didn't dare to delay a little time, thinking about the situation that Huangzhou Mansion was about to encounter, they all shuddered.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Hong Chengchou, who was still on the march, got an urgent document from the direction of Huangzhou Mansion.

Huangzhou is in a hurry to advertise the lake.

The document is very clear that more than 100,000 Liukou gathered near the Huangzhou Fucheng, the purpose of which was to attack the Fucheng, the army led by the governor of Huguang decided to resist to the death and prevent the Liukou from capturing the Huangzhou Fucheng, Lu Xiangsheng implored Hong Chengchou to lead the army and quickly reinforce it.

Seeing the emergency document, Hong Chengchou's body trembled, and his face turned pale.

Since he was fully responsible for the elimination of the Liukou, he was almost invincible, but what happened this time, Cao Wenzhao, the most powerful general soldier under his command, was killed, and he was actually teased by the Liukou, and the people easily introduced the army led by themselves into Nanzhili, and then killed a horse gun and united to attack the capital city of Huangzhou.

Hong Chengchou had no time to regret it, he could only urge the army to go towards the Huangzhou Mansion as fast as possible, and he would never let the Liukou capture the Huangzhou Mansion.

Hong Chengchou did not forget to inform He Renlong of this qiē, and ordered He Renlong to lead the army and assemble in the direction of the capital of Huangzhou, and it must arrive within three days, and must not be delayed, otherwise military law will be involved.

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