Although all the deployment of the operation has not yet been implemented, Zheng Jinhong and others have made all the preparations, once Zheng Xunrui's order is down, 50,000 troops will be put into the battle, the first target is Kong Youde, there are only 10,000 Han troops under his command, and the Zheng family army has 50,000 people, this is an absolute advantage of the battle, if you can't completely annihilate 10,000 Han troops, it is a failure.

Wen Kun and others began to urgently analyze and predict what Kong Youde's next target would be.

Zheng Xunrui meditated in front of the map, and if he wanted to completely annihilate the 10,000 Han troops under the command of Kong Youde, he needed to grasp accurate intelligence and make precise deployments, and he must not be in a hurry at this time.

The time came on the seventeenth.

At that time, Zheng Xunrui, whose eyes were dark, rubbed his temples, thinking too much, he felt tired.

The sound of horses' hooves came from outside the tent, and the only ones who dared to ride horses outside the tent were scouts.

Zheng Xunrui's body trembled slightly, he knew that vital information was coming.

When he stood up, Wang Xiaoer and the others came in with three people who were tied up by five flowers.

The forehead of the person who was tied up was shaved and shiny, and you didn't need to look at it to know that it was a person who lived in the Qing Dynasty.

"My lord, these two are scouts of the Han army."

Zheng Xunrui nodded, looking at the three people with dead faces and rags in their mouths, the formation of scouts is generally divided into groups of three or four, it seems that the three scouts of the Han army are in a group, and they were served by Wang Xiaoer and others.

Hong Xinyu, who was on the side, stepped forward and removed the rag towel.

"You are the scouts of the Han army under Kong Youde, since you have been caught, you know what to say, don't waste my time, say it happily."

The three men looked at each other, and one of them spoke.

This made Zheng Xunrui a little strange, he didn't expect these three people to confess so quickly, and even made him feel suspicious.

From the mouth of the scout who opened his mouth like this, Zheng Xunrui learned an extremely important piece of information. That is, Kong Youde's next city to attack is Gaoyang.

Looking at the map, Zheng Xunrui felt incredible, the new city is three hundred and forty miles away from Gaoyang, and Kong Youde has already won the new city. It is completely possible to continue to attack cities such as Rongcheng and Xiongxian, why bother to attack Gaoyang at the expense of the near and far, this makes some sense.

Zheng Xunrui didn't ask, and Zheng Jinhong, who was next to him, asked.

The three captured scouts were also happy, and they told everything they knew.

Zheng Xunrui finally dispelled the doubts in his heart. It turned out that these three scouts were willing to confess happily, or they were stimulated by the battle of Yanqing Prefecture, and the Houjin Tartars did not treat the Han people as people, and the damage to them was huge, and they secretly also thought that they could have a hard lesson from the Ming army, and as for Kong Youde, he was ready to attack Gaoyang from near and far, which was still the strength of the Han army. It is impossible for the Han army to take it in a short time, so he decided to take Baoding Mansion as the central axis, Gaoyang County as the boundary, and all the cities north of Gaoyang, the Han army must take all the cities, and at the same time, such an attack can also prevent the rich people in the city from fleeing to Shandong.

This is the so-called strategy of closing the door and beating the dog.

The scout said in detail, and it was expected that the army led by Kong Youde would arrive at Gaoyang County at night and attack while it was dark. This caught the sergeants stationed in the city off guard.

On one side, Li Panlong recorded the rapid record, while Wen Kun, Li Yan and Xu Jikuang marked the route of the Han army under Kong Youde on the map.

After the scout finished explaining, Zheng Xunrui waved his hand and escorted the three out. As for how Wang Xiaoer is going to deal with it, he doesn't have to care.

When Wang Xiaoer came in again, Zheng Xunrui spoke with a serious face.

"Wang Xiaoer, time is very tight, you personally lead the scouts to investigate the whereabouts of Kong Youde and his Han army. Find out the speed of their march, report quickly, and order the scouts to find the best place to fight......"

After Wang Xiaoer left, all the officers above the rank of general of the Zheng family army gathered in the tent where Zheng Xunrui was.

The big battle was coming, and everyone had excited looks on their faces.

The markings on the map are very clear, and all the information given by the three captives is reflected on it.

"Kong Youde and Du Du met in Dingxing County on the 15th, Kong Youde took the new city that night, and Du Du also took the county seat of Dingxing on the same day, which shows that Kong Youde's speed is very fast, and the Han army can reach such a marching speed, which is not simple, which also shows that Kong Youde is holding his breath in his heart, probably the battle of Yanqing Prefecture City stimulated him, the new city is three hundred and forty miles away from Gaoyang, according to Kong Youde's heart, it is about to arrive, and the Han army under Kong Youde is all cavalry."

"The prisoner confessed, Kong Youde did not carry too many firearms, just a few Franc machines, so as not to delay the speed of the army's march, today is already the eighteenth, Kong Youde stayed in Xincheng for a day, set off early in the morning of the seventeenth, and arrived in Gaoyang when it was close to dark today, this is a normal marching speed, but relatively speaking, it is still relatively slow."

"To explain the reason for this, it is also very simple, the Han army under Kong Youde has looted in the new city for a whole day, and there must be a lot of gains, with money, walking is naturally slower."

"Since Kong Youde has decided to attack Gaoyang County at night, then we will give him a big gift, and annihilate the 10,000 Han troops under his command within today, so that he will remember the fate of being a traitor for the rest of his life."

Zheng Xunrui walked to the front of the map and opened the other maps, revealing a map of the entire territory of Gaoyang County below, which the scout had spent a lot of effort to outline.

"The location of the battle we have preliminarily determined is in Xujiawokeng, where the terrain is relatively flat, and there are hills on both sides to hide, judging from the time, although it is very tense, we have time to carry out an ambush battle."

"The 50,000 army is divided into the front army, the middle army and the rear army, the front army of 20,000 people, Zheng Jinhong is responsible for commanding, doing a good job of ambush, launching a direct attack on the Han army, four Shenji battalions, all in the front army, the Chinese army of 10,000 people, including the artillery battalion, Liu Zeqing is responsible for commanding, the Chinese army must give full play to the advantages of artillery, after three rounds of artillery, basically destroy all the fighting spirit of the Han army, 10,000 rear troops, Hong Xintao is responsible for commanding, the main task is to block all possible escape routes of the Han army after the battle begins, and the remaining 10,000 soldiers as reserves, It is commanded by Yang He to prevent other unexpected situations. ”

"The front army must set up an ambush before noon and make all preparations, and the Chinese army must be fully in place at any time, especially the artillery, so as to ensure that when the offensive begins, it can exert its maximum power."

The combat deployment was simple and clear, Zheng Xunrui sketched on the map as he spoke, and soon a tight encirclement appeared on the map, and the Xujiawokeng had been surrounded by several red lines.

After the deployment, Zheng Jinhong walked out of the tent.

Zheng Jinhong, Hong Xintao, Hong Xinyu and others followed Zheng Xunrui on their horses and headed in the direction of Xujiawokeng, and many personal soldiers also followed.

Zheng Xunrui wants to personally check the location of the ambush, which has become his habit, no matter how Wanzhou the graphics drawn by the scouts are, under possible circumstances, Zheng Xunrui has to go to the scene to check, only in this way can he know in his heart, of course, Zheng Xunrui also needs to determine where the Chinese military tent is located, and he can coordinate and command.

Along the way, everyone was very serious, and all they heard was the sound of horses' hooves and the sound of the north whirring.

In fact, Zheng Xunrui's thoughts have long been spread, exterminating 10,000 Han troops, in his opinion, is not a particularly difficult thing, relying on the power of artillery and Mauser guns, the Han army is not an opponent at all, the key is how to exterminate Du Du and his 30,000 Houjin Tartars, this is the key point of the battle, once the 30,000 Houjin Tartars under Du Du's command are eliminated, the news that Zheng's army entered the Beizhili battle will soon be transmitted, and Zheng Xunrui led the Zheng family army to Beizhili, after the victory of the battle, it is also necessary to report the battle situation to the imperial court.

The importance of the first battle is self-evident, and if you win it quickly, it will stimulate the morale of the soldiers to the greatest extent and devote them to the next battle with full passion.

Zheng Xunrui personally went to check the ambush location, which also showed that he attached great importance to the first battle.

After Zheng Xunrui and the others set off, Liu Zeqing began to command the army to move in the direction of Xujiawokeng, the army had already made all the preparations, Liu Zeqing gave an order, and the neat team began to set off.

The north is getting bigger and bigger, the sky is overcast, and the snow seems to be coming down at any moment.

The climate is indeed cold, but the soldiers of the Zheng family army can no longer feel it, and Liu Zeqing's solemn expression lets everyone know that the war is coming.

galloped all the way, and when he was about to reach the Xujia Pit, Zheng Xunrui suddenly stopped.

The rest of the people were a little puzzled and stopped as well.

"Hong Xinyu, you take a few people, quickly contact Wang Xiaoer, we must determine Kong Youde's marching route, see if he must pass through Xujiawokeng, tell Wang Xiaoer, if you have no choice, you might as well find a few people to clean up all the ordinary people on the official road, let Kong Youde make up his mind, let him pass through Xujiawokeng."

Everyone felt that Zheng Xunrui's worry was a bit redundant, Xujiawokeng was the official road to Gaoyang County after all, Kong Youde didn't choose this route, did he want to open up the road temporarily.

Zheng Xunrui's idea is different, since Kong Youde is marching so fast, that is, he wants to be able to attack at the fastest speed and in the defenseless situation of Gaoyang County, if you want to achieve this goal, you must be secretive, there are too many ordinary people on the official road, it is very likely to cause the news to leak out.

In every battle, all matters are arranged in consideration of the smallest details, so that a complete victory can be guaranteed. (To be continued.) )