Chapter 265: Messy Mess
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Zheng Jinhong, Yang He, Liu Zeqing, Hong Xintao, Hong Xingui, Hong Xinyu, Wang Yuncheng and others were waiting in the wing.
Zheng Xunrui and Xu Wanghua entered the wing, and everyone walked towards the table where the map was placed, this is already their habit, and they don't need to emphasize it too much, they are Zheng Xunrui's henchmen, and they don't need so many politeness.
On the map on the table, the approximate whereabouts of the three rogues are marked.
Zheng Xunrui as the imperial envoy of the left deputy capital of the military department, concurrently served as the governor of the five provinces and the governor of Shaanxi, at the age of twenty-two, he became an official of the three products of the central government, and assumed unusual responsibilities, which is very rare in the history of the Ming Dynasty, and it is no wonder that the Donglin party always seized Zheng Xunrui's youth as a topic.
Zheng Xunrui was not happy, let alone self-satisfied.
After Hong Chengchou, the former governor of the five provinces, received the will of the imperial court, he led He Ren Long Zuo Liangyu and others to go straight back to Datong, Shanxi, just to write a letter to Zheng Xunrui, which was originally not in line with the rules, the two should meet and do some handover, I don't know if Hong Chengchou felt guilty or other reasons.
Zheng Xunrui took over a mess, a mess that was very difficult to clean up.
After looking at everyone, Zheng Xunrui spoke.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I won't say more, now I will make the following arrangements in terms of personnel arrangements, Hong Xintao led 10,000 soldiers of the Zheng family army, stayed in the city of Xi'an, strengthened the situation around Yan'an Mansion, and prevented the rogues from entering Shaanxi, Hong Xingui rushed to Yansui Town. For the time being, he is in charge of the defense of Yulin Border Town, and pays special attention to the liaison with the grassland tribes to prevent them from fishing in troubled waters. Be careful. ”
"Yulin Border Town dispatched 10,000 soldiers, plus 30,000 Zheng family soldiers, to follow me to participate in the battle to exterminate the Liukou."
After the arrangement, Liu Zeqing's face showed a smile, Hong Xintao and Hong Xingui were a little reluctant, but this was an arrangement made by Zheng Xunrui. They must obey.
"Today's situation is a bit complicated, the rogue soldiers are divided into three routes, Lao Hui enters Shanxi, Zhang Xianzhong enters Sichuan, and Li Zicheng stays in Henan. The total strength of the Liukou has reached 200,000 people, although the combat effectiveness is average, but after all, there are many people, and they must not be underestimated, and the lesson of Lord Hong Chengchou is in front of him. ”
"We can't wipe out the rogues in one go, we can only break them individually."
"More than half a year has passed, and there have been some changes in the rogue, first of all, they have become more cautious in combat. I was able to start analyzing the situation, followed by an increase in combat effectiveness, compared with before. It can't be the same day, and in the end, it is more mobile, and it is a shot to change places. These changes in the rogues indicate an unprecedented increase in the difficulty of extermination. ”
"Our battle plan, no matter how many ways he comes, I will go all the way."
"Our first goal. It is the old return of Shanxi. ”
"Lao Hui Hui is the backbone of Liukou, and his organizational ability is not ordinary. Every time the rogue encounters a blow, he is the one who kneades it together. And he has the greatest influence among the rogues, and if you want to completely eradicate the old Huihui, it is not so simple, we need to be prepared for long-term combat and hardship. ”
"Our 40,000 army, with 30,000 cavalry and 10,000 foot soldiers, is mainly 30,000 cavalry, and 10,000 foot soldiers are mainly responsible for logistics transportation and the supply of grain and grass.
After saying these basic arrangements, Zheng Xunrui's hand pointed to the map.
"According to the information obtained, there are 60,000 liukou under the command of Lao Huihui, who are operating in the area of Qinzhou and Zezhou in Lu'an Prefecture, Pingyang Prefecture, you pay attention to it, Lao Huihui is fully prepared for the activities of this generation, if he encounters encirclement and suppression, he will quickly withdraw to the Henan area, and make peace with Li Zicheng, or when he encounters encirclement and suppression, he will get Li Zicheng's support, and Li Zicheng is mainly active in the area of Henan Prefecture, it can be said that the two Liukou can support each other at any time."
"There are more than 70,000 rogues under Li Zicheng's command, and the two rogues have combined to reach 140,000 people, this is by no means a small force, if they are really united, I don't know what kind of situation will be formed."
"The number of rogues is huge, and from the point of view, it will increase the difficulty of our extermination, but from another aspect, they need a lot of grain and grass to maintain their daily expenses, which is their disadvantage, and when there are many people and insufficient food and grass, it is impossible to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army, which shows that their combat effectiveness cannot be increased in a short period of time."
"In addition, there is another point, the Liukou still don't know that I am responsible for the eradication of the Liukou again, the cabinet deliberations, the news leaked out, you also know, it is said that the emperor lost his temper when he was angry, so this time the emperor's holy decree, no one dared to discuss it casually, and the court did not issue a report, not many people know, and it is even more impossible for the Liukou to know, their attention is still on Lord Hong Chengchou, we must seize this opportunity to give the Liukou a heavy blow in the shortest possible time."
"I have already written a letter to Lord Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Huguang, and General Qin Liangyu, the general soldier of Sichuan, asking them to be responsible for the extermination of the Liukou in their respective jurisdictions, and the general coordination between Huguang and Sichuan, with Lord Lu in charge, Shanxi and Henan will be handed over to the Zheng family."
"My deployment for this operation is roughly as follows."
"The 40,000 army is divided into the front army and the middle army, 30,000 cavalry is the front army, 10,000 foot soldiers are the middle army, Yang He Liu Zeqing followed me to lead the front army and launched the expedition, Zheng Jinhong led the Chinese army, and then followed, the distance between the front army and the Chinese army was no more than 100 miles."
"The army set off the day after tomorrow, out of Tongguan, from Ruicheng into Shanxi Pingyang Mansion, in the process of marching, the scouts were fully rolled out, to reconnoiter where the Liukou Liukou were, the information received yesterday, the Liukou is still in the Yangcheng area, after the army enters Shanxi, where the Liukou are active, we must accurately grasp it."
"Yang He, you lead the scout battalion, set off today, enter Pingyang Mansion in Shanxi, and in the shortest possible time, investigate the movements of the Liukou, this task is very arduous, but it is also the most critical, only if you investigate the whereabouts of the Liukou, the army can really exterminate the Liukou, you have to remember that the focus of the investigation is where Lao Huihui is."
"Lord Yang Tingshu, the governor of Shanxi, has long sent the sergeants of Fuzhou County to guard the yamen to closely monitor the movements of the Liukou, and he can provide us with accurate information, these news, the herald must give Yang He a copy, so that the scouts can carry out a more detailed investigation according to these news."
"The battle to exterminate the Liukou is not so complicated, but the fighters faced in each battle are different, we must grasp every fighter, and there can be no mistakes, the lesson of Lord Hong Chengchou, we need to keep in mind, everyone remember, the most important thing we need to guard against is the alliance between Lao Huihui and Li Zicheng, that is, Li Zicheng entered the territory of Shanxi from Henan, so the total number of Liukou will increase, which will greatly increase the difficulty of our encirclement and suppression." ……
From Zheng Xunrui's arrangement and deployment, everyone clearly felt the belief in victory, and the fearless mentality of the Liukou, this mentality is the most important, which can be transformed into invincible fighting spirit and murderous spirit, and what is even more advantageous is that the Liukou is afraid of the Zheng Jiajun, but whenever they see the Zheng Jiajun's troops, the instinctive reaction is to flee.
The crowd quickly went to prepare.
Zheng Jinhong took Zheng Kaitao into the wing.
"Zheng Kaitao, this expedition, you don't want to participate, the uncle wrote a letter, ready to ask a few cousins and cousins to come to Xi'an Mansion City, I temporarily refused, after all, the Zheng family army is facing the heavy task of exterminating the Liukou, at this time to Xi'an Mansion City, I can't take care of them, you have been by my side for a few months, the table is very good, and then you have to learn to lead the army, Hong joined the army and stayed in Xi'an Mansion City, you follow his side, learn more, and be familiar with many soldiers."
"You have to remember that in the Zheng family's army, the generals do not have too many privileges, and every time they fight, they have to charge in front and take the lead for many soldiers, so that they can truly make the soldiers below admire and obey."
Zheng Kaitao didn't say much, and when he heard Zheng Xunrui say this, his face showed a look of disappointment, but he, like Zheng Jiajun's soldiers, knew that obeying orders was the strictest military rule of Zheng Jiajun.
"The subordinates know, my cousin goes out to fight, be careful."
Zheng Xunrui nodded and patted Zheng Kaitao's shoulder.
Governor's yamen, backyard.
Dongmei Lotus Leaf and Yang Aizhen are about to give birth, which is indeed a very interesting thing, the three of them have been pregnant, and the time difference is not many days, which makes Zheng Xunrui feel regretful, he can't wait for the time when the child is born, after all, he is responsible for the extermination of the Liukou, and he must lead the army to fight.
The atmosphere in the backyard was a little different, after all, Zheng Xunrui was going on the expedition.
Wen Manshan and the others should be very satisfied, especially when they think of their grandmother, Wen Manshan is even more pleased, as long as it is in Xi'an Fucheng, after taking a break every day, Zheng Xunrui will accompany them to take a walk in the back garden, or go to the streets and alleys of Xi'an City to see, this situation has lasted for several years, Wen Manshan of course thinks that her husband will accompany her like this, but such an idea is too selfish, Zheng Xunrui is a court official, if all his thoughts are in the family, what future can he have.
For two days in a row, Zheng Xunrui spent most of his time with Wen Manshan and others, often leading Zheng Hanyu for a walk, Zheng Hanyu is more than a year old and looks very cute.
Wen Manshan Dongmei Lotus Leaf and Yang Aizhen and others comforted Zheng Xunrui in turn, so that Zheng Xunrui could go out to fight with peace of mind, and they were waiting for good news at home.
Zheng Xunrui was very emotional, the so-called family and everything is prosperous, this time on the expedition, his four wives are very wise and generous, and in turn comfort himself, which indicates that this expedition will definitely be able to achieve a huge victory. (To be continued)