Zheng Jinhong still sent the general Su Congjin to come forward, and rushed to Xiangyang Mansion as soon as possible to discuss the matter of escorting Li Dingguo to Nanjing, the negotiation was very successful, perhaps Chen Xinjia and Sun Chuanting were a little guilty in their hearts, and in the twists and turns they reported to the imperial court, there was no mention of Zheng Jiajun and Su Congjin, so after Su Congjin made a request, Sun Chuanting did not hesitate at all, and immediately agreed.

Sun Chuanting also knew Li Dingguo's bravery, if there was no Su Congjin's request, he would not hesitate to kill Li Dingguo, although Li Dingguo was only twenty-two years old, although Li Dingguo was a rare general, there were countless examples of rogue surrender, Sun Chuanting did not have the patience to let Li Dingguo surrender, in case Li Dingguo rebelled again after surrendering, it would be the imperial army and him, the governor of the five provinces. Now Su Congjin asked to bring Li Dingguo to Nanjing, which can be regarded as a burden for Sun Chuanting to eliminate a burden in his heart.

At the end of February, Su Congjin escorted Li Dingguo to Nanjing.

Li Dingguo was detained in the Zheng Jiajun barracks in Moling Town, Nanjing.

Xu Wanghua, Zheng Jinhong and others all believed that Zheng Xunrui would definitely recover Li Dingguo, that is, let Li Dingguo become a soldier of Zheng Jiajun, but what made them feel strange was that after Li Dingguo was escorted to Nanjing, Zheng Xunrui did not mention the matter of meeting Li Dingguo, and issued an order that no one was allowed to see Li Dingguo, nor was he allowed to mention any surrender, so Li Dingguo was escorted in the barracks of Zheng Jiajun.

The information about Li Dingguo sent by the Zheng Jiajun Investigation Office was placed on the table.

"My lord, this Li Dingguo really has some skills, he is called Xiao Chai Wang at a young age, and he is strong in martial arts, and he is humble and polite to people. When Zhang Xianzhong occupied the city of Xiangyang Prefecture, it was also this Li Dingguo who proposed that he should not be able to kill in the city, and that he must unite and encircle scholars and scholars in order to consolidate the power of the Liukou in Xiangyang, his subordinates believed. It is best to be able to surrender Li Dingguo, in case Li Dingguo is unwilling to surrender, then the only way is to kill him. ”

After Xu Wanghua finished speaking, Zheng Xunrui looked at Li Yan.

"Li Yan, you used to do things under Li Zicheng, what do you think of this Li Dingguo."

"The subordinates think that what Mr. Xu said is reasonable, Li Dingguo is indeed a talent, if he can't be subdued, it's best to be killed. It is also a curse to keep it. ”

After Li Yan finished speaking, Zheng Xunrui nodded slightly, his thoughts were the same as Xu Wanghua and Li Yan, if a talent like Li Dingguo can be used by himself, then make good use of it, if it can't be used by himself, then he must be ruthlessly removed. It must not be allowed to become a bane.

However, how to subdue Li Dingguo, Zheng Xunrui has his own opinions. Judging from the information sent by the Investigation Bureau, Li Dingguo followed Zhang Xianzhong's side when he was 10 years old, and in the 12 years so far, his feelings must have been deep, and if he tried to persuade by ordinary means, it would basically not have much effect. Besides, Li Dingguo is only twenty-two years old, young and vigorous, it is the time when his blood is boiling, and he will not betray Zhang Xianzhong for glory and wealth, so there can be no persuasion at this time.

"You all have a point. This Li Dingguo is indeed a talent, he followed Zhang Xianzhong's side when he was ten years old, went to the battlefield at the age of fifteen to fight, and began to command the army alone at the age of eighteen, and this Li Dingguo does not forget to learn knowledge, and he also has a certain amount of knowledge, such a talent, I can't miss it. ”

"But as long as it is a talent, a real talent has its own characteristics, Li Dingguo is only twenty-two years old, although he has suffered a failure, although he has been captured, he may not be convinced in his heart."

When he said this, Zheng Xunrui looked at Su Congjin.

Su Congjin hurriedly spoke.

"What the lord said is that his subordinates escorted Li Dingguo all the way, this kid didn't say a word, he was arrogant and ruthless, and he was alone in eating, as long as there was a sergeant watching, he wouldn't move, but every move still maintained the style of a sergeant, he had a lot of injuries on his body, presumably suffered extraordinary torture in Xiangyang Fucheng, when he set off from Xiangyang Fucheng, his subordinates found that the soles of his feet were suppurated, and after returning to the barracks, his subordinates arranged for Lang Zhong to treat him, and now he has almost recovered, but that's it, When Li Dingguo saw his subordinates, he still didn't speak. ”

Zheng Xunrui nodded.

"Su Congjin, you did a very good job of escorting Li Dingguo this time, although Li Dingguo was a prisoner, but you did not command him, he did not humiliate Li Dingguo, after returning to Nanjing, he quickly treated Li Dingguo's injuries, if Li Dingguo can become a member of the Zheng family army in the future, you will be indispensable."

After Zheng Xunrui finished speaking, Xu Wanghua also spoke.

"What the adults said is that people like Li Dingguo have the ability to be arrogant, and if he is blindly tough, he will not be convinced, and giving him the respect he deserves is the best way to deal with it."

How to subdue Li Dingguo, Zheng Xunrui did not say for the time being, his idea is that after completely defeating and destroying Zhang Xianzhong, it is possible to truly surrender Li Dingguo, including Zhang Xianzhong's other two righteous sons, Liu Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi, will escort Li Dingguo in the military camp now, give him normal treatment, and let Li Dingguo personally see the courage of Zheng Jiajun.

On the one hand, Zheng Xunrui is concerned about Li Dingguo's affairs, but he is more concerned about Sun Chuanting's whereabouts.

The Investigation Agency spent a lot of energy and conducted an intensive investigation in Xiangyang, and obtained some information, but it was not a special system, and according to this information, Zheng Xunrui also made some judgments, but further confirmation is needed.

"Su Congjin, tell me in detail what you saw in Xiangyang Mansion this time."

When Su Congjin set out, Xu Wanghua specially instructed him that when he arrived in Xiangyang, he must pay attention to many movements in the city and grasp what Sun Chuanting was doing.

"My lord, after his subordinates arrived in Xiangyang, he sent many soldiers to observe around the city, when his subordinates arrived in Xiangyang Fucheng, Lord Chen had already left Xiangyang and rushed to the capital to take office, all the matters in Xiangyang Fucheng were directly responsible for Lord Sun and Wang Yongji's supervising army, Xiangyang Fucheng suffered the slaughter of Zhang Xianzhong, and still did not recover, nearly 30,000 troops under the command of Lord Sun were stationed in the city to maintain order in the city, and the remaining 70,000 troops were stationed outside Xiangyang Fucheng......"

"The subordinates found three things, the first is that the imperial army did not think about restoring the order of Xiangyang Mansion City, but just blindly held on, and the sergeant was still suspected of looting, the second is that the imperial army has begun to recuperate, and did not talk about continuing to fight, and the third is that in the words of Lord Sun and Wang Jianjun, the meaning revealed is to restore the prosperity of Xiangyang Mansion City......"

Everyone listened very carefully, the information sent by the Investigation Bureau, Xu Wanghua, Zheng Jinhong, Li Yan and others have analyzed it, and an important question that everyone is concerned about is what Sun Chuanting's next move is, and whether he will continue to attack and eliminate Zhang Xianzhong in one go, but judging from the information of the Investigation Bureau and the situation reported by Su Congjin, Sun Chuanting does not seem to have this intention.

After Su Congjin finished speaking, everyone looked at Zheng Xunrui, and everyone was accustomed to obeying Zheng Xunrui's analysis and orders in the judgment of such a major issue.

Zheng Xunrui looked at everyone and spoke with a stern expression.

"A few days ago, we analyzed the situation of exterminating the Liukou, and now it seems that the situation is even more serious than our analysis, to put it bluntly, Chen Xinjia and Sun Chuanting are a little dazed in the face of the temporary victory, or for their own interests, temporarily avoided the upcoming contradictions."

"Zhang Xianzhong suffered a heavy blow, according to convention, Chen Xinjia and Sun Chuanting should be reporting to the imperial court on the one hand, and leading the army to continue to encircle and suppress Zhang Xianzhong, so that Zhang Xianzhong does not have any respite, there are only more than 40,000 rogues stationed in Xiangyang Fucheng, and more than 30,000 have been wiped out, and there is not much combat power left, but unfortunately such a good opportunity, Chen Xinjia and Sun Chuanting gave up, and the reason for their abandonment, according to me, is to get the reward of the imperial court."

If Zhang Xianzhong decides to continue to flee and avoid the encirclement and suppression of the imperial army, it will be the most favorable situation for the imperial court, if Zhang Xianzhong sticks to Yunyang and has any connection with Li Zicheng in Henan, it will be a tragedy for the imperial court."

Speaking of this, Zheng Xunrui walked to the front of the map and pointed to Yunyang, Nanyang and other places to speak.

"Yunyang is close to Nanyang, the union between Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, there is no need for the two rogues to join forces to fight, as long as they can echo each other in terms of campaign deployment, it will cause great trouble to Sun Chuanting, and when the time comes, Sun Chuanting will not be able to take care of the whole end, and Yang Sichang's general deployment of ambushes on all sides and four corners is likely to encounter heavy blows and destruction......"

After Zheng Xunrui finished speaking, Xu Wanghua immediately spoke.

"My lord, my subordinates think that according to Zhang Xianzhong's temper, it is impossible to fight with Li Zicheng."

"What you said is right, Zhang Xianzhong really wouldn't make such a choice, but don't forget, Zhang Xianzhong's righteous son Liu Wenxiu has such a ability, and the information obtained by the Investigation Agency shows that Liu Wenxiu has the style of a famous general, that is to say, in terms of strategy, Liu Wenxiu is even older than Li Dingguo. At the same time, let's not forget Gu Junen under Li Zicheng, this person has been fighting for many years, and his strategy is different from the ordinary, if Zhang Xianzhong or Liu Wenxiu directly found Gu Junen, then the situation of joint combat between Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong is very likely to occur. ”

Everyone was silent, Zheng Xunrui was right, Li Dingguo can be ranked at the forefront in terms of bravery, but in terms of strategy, Liu Wenxiu is better, the battle has come to this point, strategy plays a vital role, on the one hand, Chen Xinjia and Sun Chuanting were not able to grasp the best opportunity, so that Zhang Xianzhong got a temporary respite, on the other hand, Liu Wenxiu has a good strategy, can find Gu Junen, and promote the union between Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, the situation will change unpredictably. (To be continued......)