Nanjing, Ministry of War.

Xu Wanghua found that Zheng Xunrui's mood was very bad, it seemed that he had encountered some problems, the Investigation Bureau had just sent information from Liaoxi, Hong Chengchou had decided to lead the army to aid Jinzhou City, Zheng Xunrui was obviously in a bad mood after seeing this information.

In Xu Wanghua's view, this information is very beneficial to Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun, no matter what the outcome of the battle between Hong Chengchou and Houjin Tatar is, it will not have a great impact on Zheng Jiajun, of course, if the imperial army fails, then the opportunity for Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun will come, this is an opportunity that cannot be sought.

Under such circumstances, why Zheng Xunrui's mood is still very bad, Xu Wanghua doesn't understand very well.

Of course, Xu Wanghua didn't know what Zheng Xunrui, who had crossed over, thought of at this moment.

The battle of Songshan in history was also carried out at the end of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen and the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the army led by Hong Chengchou and the Eight Banners Army led by Huang Taiji launched a fierce battle, on February 28 of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the Eight Banners Army conquered Songshan, Hong Chengchou, Zu Dashou and others were all captured, and the two later surrendered to Houjin and became the vanguard of Houjin's attack on the Central Plains.

Zheng Xunrui is worried about the recurrence of historical tragedies.

On the surface, the battle of Songshan is beneficial to Zheng Xunrui, in fact, after the battle of Songshan, the emperor and the imperial court have fallen into a desperate situation, and there is basically no troops to deploy, but the emperor Taiji of Houjin also suffered heavy losses because of the battle of Songshan, coupled with the consumption of too much grain and grass, the national strength is difficult to support, and he took the initiative to propose peace, but unfortunately this time the peace negotiation was not successful, so that the Ming court completely lost the opportunity to breathe.

The fifteenth year of Chongzhen is the most tragic year of the Ming Dynasty, this year, the Houjin Tartars entered the customs again to plunder, Beizhili and Shandong were plundered, this year Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong conquered countless cities. It occupied almost the entire territory of Henan, Huguang, Sichuan, Shaanxi and Shanxi, and the troops were directed at Beizhili. The Ming court was powerless to return to the sky, and it was facing destruction.

Needless to say, what happened next.

Zheng Xunrui's crossing changed history, but like many people. He is very sad about this history, with the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the Han nation, which has always stood at the top of the world, began to decline, and the evil consequences of decay have continued until more than 300 years later, during this period, countless people with lofty ideals went to the soup for the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, this long process, so that all the Chinese sons and daughters are heartbroken.

Living history repeats itself right before our eyes, and no aspiring person will sit idly by. But Zheng Xunrui, who crossed over. But they can't come forward to solve all this, and it's impossible for anyone to feel this kind of feeling.

Of course, Zheng Xunrui is able to adjust his mentality very well, since he has crossed over, he will completely change history, revitalize the majesty of the Han dynasty, and let the Han nation or the Chinese nation always stand at the top of the world.

"Your Excellency. The subordinates discussed with Zheng Zongbing, Li and Xu, and Hong led the army to attack. Fighting face-to-face with the Houjin Tartars, although there is some helplessness and the timing is not good, but it is not necessarily a complete defeat, Lord Hong can rely on Songshan, and can attack and retreat. Besides, the cities of Jinzhou and Ningyuan are extremely strong, and it is difficult to take the Houjin Tartars, so adults don't have to worry so much at all. ”

I don't know why, Xu Wanghua would actually say such words. It is said that after Hong Chengchou's defeat, Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun have a better chance, and Xu Wanghua said such things in front of Zheng Xunrui, which should be taboo, which will make Zheng Xunrui suspicious, and I don't know what position Xu Wanghua is standing on.

However, Xu Wanghua will not have such worries, and Zheng Xunrui will not have so many doubts, after all, Xu Wanghua has been by Zheng Xunrui's side for many years, and he knows that Zheng Xunrui is worried about the people of the Ming Dynasty, in fact, no matter what kind of conquest, it is the lowest and defenseless people who will suffer the disaster in the end.

After Xu Wanghua finished speaking, Zheng Jinhong's face was obviously not good, and a trace of surprise flashed on the faces of Li Yan and Xu Jikuang.

Zheng Xunrui heard Xu Wanghua's words clearly, and also saw everyone's expressions.

"Jin Hong, Li Yan, Xu Jikuang, don't look at Mr. Xu like this, Mr. Xu knows what I think, he actually wants to comfort me, maybe you will feel strange, why am I worried about the situation in western Liaoning, it should be said that the situation in western Liaoning, whether good or bad, has little to do with Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Shaanxi and Shandong, maybe the situation in western Liaoning has deteriorated, it is a great opportunity for Zheng Jiajun and me, but thinking about the repeated mistakes of the emperor and the imperial court, I still feel sorry for those soldiers, It's also worthless for the people of western Liaoning and the north. ”

Zheng Jinhong, who rarely spoke, spoke.

"Young master, my subordinates feel that the situation in Liaoxi is still deteriorating, otherwise the emperor and the court will think about calculating the young master and the Zheng family's army, if the battle in Liaoxi fails, although the sergeants will die a lot, and the people will also encounter great disasters, but this is not caused by the young master, and the young master can change all this, and there will always be deaths in battles."

Zheng Jinhong is almost always concerned about Zheng Jiajun's affairs, related to Zheng Xunrui's interests, and he is desperately trying to defend, and he must resolutely refute and stop any words and deeds that are unfavorable to Zheng Xunrui.

Although Li Yan and Xu Jikuang did not speak, they also agreed with Zheng Jinhong's point of view, at this time, in the face of such a critical situation, there should be no woman's kindness, just do what you have to do, everything must choose the most beneficial opportunity for yourself, in order to be able to achieve the goal, you can even use unscrupulous means.

When Zheng Xunrui spoke again, he shifted his focus and pointed to the map on the table.

"Just Mr. Xu said, Hong Chengchou led the army from Ningyuan City, and the garrison of Shanhaiguan also marched in the direction of Ningyuan City, jointly galloping to aid Jinzhou, from the perspective of troops, Hong Chengchou has nearly 200,000 troops under his command, of which 50,000 troops are stationed in Jinzhou, 50,000 troops are stationed in Ningyuan, and the rest of the army is stationed in Shanhaiguan, this time Hong Chengchou galloped to Jinzhou, led the attack of the army of 100,000 people, plus the sergeants led by Zu Dashou stationed in Jinzhou, a total of 150,000 people, This is almost equivalent to the total number of the Eight Banners Army led by Huang Taiji. ”

"Hong Chengchou relies on Songshan, and the choice is good, but it's a pity that he underestimated Huang Taiji's determination."

"I have analyzed with you before, the 150,000 Eight Banner Army led by Huang Taiji has already come to Liaoxi, why has it not besieged Jinzhou City for a long time, that is, under the favorable situation of besieging Jinzhou City and Ningyuan City, it has not launched an attack, this seems to be unreasonable at all, according to Huang Taiji's courage and wisdom, there must be a reason for making such a decision."

"I think the purpose of Huang Taiji is to besiege the city to help, surround the city of Jinzhou, and specifically encircle and suppress the army that came to help, don't forget, the battle of the Daling River of that year, was also personally commanded by Huang Taiji, and it was also the tactics of besieging the city to help, and the final outcome was the defeat of the army of the imperial court, and the city of Dalinghe was also conquered."

"Huang Taiji is waiting for the aid of the imperial army, his main goal is also to rush to the aid of the army, once the army of galloping is defeated by Huang Taiji, think about it, can Jinzhou and Ningyuan cities still be able to hold it."

"Huang Taiji's heart is very big, he is not just thinking about occupying the two cities of Jinzhou and Ningyuan, he is thinking about destroying the imperial army to the greatest extent, so that the imperial court will not be able to compete with the Eight Banners Army in western Liaoning."

"The Zheng family army occupied Jinzhou and Fuzhou in southern Liaoning, so that Huang Taiji felt a huge threat, the grassland was also turbulent, and the Ordos tribes were loyal to the imperial court, which made the left and right wings of the Later Jin Dynasty in trouble, so in this case, Huang Taiji must find a breakthrough and let the Later Jin have a direction for development."

"Huang Taiji is ruined this time, the failure of two consecutive raids has consumed a lot of manpower and material resources of Houjin, organizing such an expedition is very difficult for Houjin, but it must be done, otherwise Houjin will not have much opportunity to expand, Huang Taiji is very aware of the mystery, so he personally led the army to conquer Liaoxi."

"The situation was originally favorable to the emperor and the imperial court, but it is a pity that the rogues of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong completely disrupted the deployment of the imperial court, so that the emperor and the imperial court could not calm down to deal with the battle in western Liaoning.

"Hong Chengchou's expedition this time will definitely suffer a fiasco, and Jinzhou and Ningyuan are also very likely to be unprotected."

When Zheng Xunrui said this, everyone was silent, their judgment and analysis of Zheng Xunrui was worshipped, Zheng Xunrui's prediction every time was amazingly accurate, in the eyes of Xu Wanghua and others, this is magic, this is wisdom, this is real ability.

After sighing, Zheng Xunrui spoke again.

"Seeing all this happening, Zheng Jiajun didn't say the slightest, and he still couldn't say anything, I saw that the Second Army stationed in southern Liaoning and Dengzhou, Laizhou, and Penglai would attack, and take advantage of this opportunity to occupy Phoenix, Yizhou and other places in southern Liaoning, and make Gaizhou, Yaozhou, and Haizhou and other places an isolated city."

"Jin Hong, order Yang He and Wang Yuncheng not to attack Gaizhou, Yaozhou and Haizhou, and let Huang Taiji guard these lonely cities."

The moment the order was given, Zheng Xunrui's face returned to a cold expression, the information from southern Liaoning, Xu Wanghua and others had already known, Huang Taiji sent the Manchu Eight Banners to be stationed in Gaizhou, Yaozhou, Haizhou, Anshan and Liaoyang, etc., to prevent the Zheng family army from attacking from southern Liaoning, Zheng Xunrui ordered the Zheng family army soldiers not to attack Gaizhou and other places, obviously did not want to alarm Huang Taiji too much, so that Huang Taiji had no intention of attacking in western Liaoning.

Such an arrangement is in line with its own interests, on the one hand, it occupies more places in southern Liaoning, and on the other hand, it allows Huang Taiji to fight in western Liaoning with peace of mind.

As for the impending disaster for the Ming Dynasty, it was an opportunity for Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun. (To be continued......)