The battle plan of the four corners and the ambush on all sides, as well as the time schedule for the large-scale extermination of the Liukou after the end of the autumn harvest, were all placed on the table, Xu Wanghua and the others were admired, and Zheng Xunrui had no expression on his face.

After seeing this operational deployment, Xu Wanghua and others are deeply impressed, if all localities can implement this operational plan and unite as one, it should be said that the end of the Liukou has indeed come, no matter how strong Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are, they are still no match for the imperial court, not to mention that Yang Sichang has made up his mind that the focus of the imperial court is to completely exterminate the Liukou, and the rest of the things will be put aside for the time being, including the matters of Liaodong and Nanzhili.

The intelligence from the capital, Yang Sichang in the suggestion to the emperor, put forward the idea that the internal can be the outside, which means that the internal problem is the big trouble, the Houjin Tartar is not the focus of the imperial court at present, once the imperial court exterminates the rogue and stabilizes the internal, it will be able to resist the Houjin Tartar with one heart, of course, Yang Sichang did not mention the problem of Nanzhili by name in the suggestion, that is, the problem of Zheng Xunrui, I believe that the emperor has such a view.

Yang Sichang's suggestion was approved by the emperor, so the battle plan of four squares and six corners, and ten ambushes was passed, as for how much silver the imperial court will come up with, there is no specific and accurate information yet, but it is certain that there is a lot.

The use of such power to exterminate the Liukou shows one thing, that is, the emperor already has an accurate idea in his heart, that is, to stabilize the interior first, which includes exterminating the Liukou and dealing with the Zheng Jiajun.

The emperor probably also thought clearly, the Zheng family army stationed in Shaanxi, Fuzhou, Huaibei and Nanjing, it is impossible to rebel in a short time, on the contrary, it can stabilize the local situation, so the imperial court can free up its hands to completely exterminate the rogue first. Next, deal with Zheng Jiajun.

Xu Wanghua, Zheng Jinhong and Li Yan came to this analysis, on the one hand, they admired Yang Sichang's grand operational deployment, and on the other hand, they were also worried that the time for the break between Zheng Xunrui and the emperor was approaching, which also indicated that Zheng Xunrui must speed up the pace and make all preparations.

There are great changes in various places in Nanzhili. The yamen of Fuzhou County all understood one point, that is, no matter how big or small, it must be reported to the six ministries of Nanjing, if it is directly played to the imperial court, I am afraid that it will be criticized, and to deal with any major matters, it must be done in accordance with the edict of the six ministries of Nanjing, otherwise it is very likely to be removed from official positions, which did not exist before.

The Nanjing Ministry of Officials has begun to step up the assessment of officials in the prefectures and counties of Nanzhili. Including the four prefectures and three prefectures of Huaibei.

Another big thing is the adjustment of the six Shangshu in Nanjing.

Luo Changluo served as the secretary of the household department in Nanjing, and Bi Maokang served as the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, because Bi Maokang was in the Huai'an Firearms Bureau, all the affairs of the Ministry of Rites were presided over by Zhao Danyu, the right attendant, Ma Zhukui served as the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials, and Li Yan served as the right attendant of the Ministry of War. He also served as the left of the Nanjing Metropolitan Inspectorate, and Liang Xingli served as the right attendant of the household department. He also served as the imperial history of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate.

When Zheng Xunrui put forward this adjustment proposal, Xu Wanghua and others were not optimistic, thinking that the emperor and the court would definitely not agree, but they didn't expect that the holy decree would come down soon, and it was completely adjusted in accordance with Zheng Xunrui's proposal.

Xu Wanghua and the others still felt strange, but after seeing the operational deployment of the four corners and the ambush on all sides. It is completely understood, it turns out that the emperor's attention has shifted to the matter of exterminating the Liukou, Nanzhili must be stable at this time, and Caoyun must be stable, otherwise the operational deployment of ambushes on all sides. It is impossible.

"Mr. Xu, Jin Hong, Li Yan, Yang Sichang put forward this four-square, six-corner, ten-sided ambush combat deployment, is very grand, if it can really be implemented, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong will only have the fate of destruction, but I think this operational deployment, it is impossible to really realize, not to say that Sun Chuanting, the governor of the five provinces, is the commander-in-chief, even if Yang Sichang personally serves as the commander-in-chief, it is impossible to completely exterminate the Liukou, and the emperor and the court spend so much effort to exterminate the Liukou, once it cannot succeed, the vitality will be greatly damaged, and the national strength will be greatly damaged, There is going to be hell to pay. ”

Xu Wanghua thought about Zheng Xunrui's words for a while, and quickly spoke.

"My lord, wouldn't it be just right if such a situation occurred?"

Zheng Xunrui nodded slightly, and then spoke.

"The emergence of such a situation is indeed beneficial for the Zheng family, but a chaotic north, I don't know how much effort it will take to rectify, in addition, there is also the strategy of the Houjin Tartars and the 24 banners of the Emperor Taiji, which has greatly enhanced the strength of the Houjin, and in time, the Zheng Jiajun will have to pay a heavy price to completely exterminate the Houjin Tartars."

"My lord, you can't have both fish and bear's paws."

Zheng Xunrui looked at Xu Wanghua with a smile on his face.

"Thank you Mr. Xu for the reminder, I don't know what's wrong, I always think about the chaos in the north during this time, in fact, since some things are unavoidable, don't think about it so much."

Xu Wanghua's face was a little red, which was rare.

"The position of the adult and the subordinates is different, the adults are far-sighted, thinking of the world of the Ming Dynasty, and the subordinates did not think of thinking so much."

Zheng Xunrui waved his hand.

"Mr. Xu, don't be modest, I accept the correct opinion."

Zheng Xunrui's gaze quickly shifted to the paperwork and map on the table.

"As I said just now, the operational deployment of the four positive and six corners is very grand and comprehensive, and if you fight in this way, the rogue will definitely be exterminated, but I also said that Yang Sichang's operational deployment of the four positive and six corners is unlikely to be successful, you may be a little unconvinced, and think that what I said is too arbitrary, and then I will tell you a few reasons why it cannot be successful."

"The first reason is that the matter of unified command, the four-positive and six-corner operational plan, involves Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong, Huguang, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Nanzhili, and other places, such a huge operational deployment, without a strong unified command, how to coordinate operations, just relying on the governor of the five provinces, Sun Chuanting, it is impossible to command."

"Yang Sichang personally commanded the battle, as a cabinet minister and a secretary of the military department, and the emperor gave Shang Fang the sword, so that it was possible to truly mobilize the troops in these places, so that the governors of various places could truly obey the orders, and Yang Sichang should not be afraid of offending people, and dare to resolutely punish officials who disobey the command, even including the governor and the general army."

"But such a possibility does not exist, the reason for this, you should be clear, Daming already has a Zheng Jiajun and Zheng Xunrui, and another Yang Sichang, I am afraid that the emperor will go crazy in a hurry."

"In the absence of strong command, the larger the operational deployment, the more problems there are, and the greater the possibility of failure."

"The second reason is the constraints of all parties."

"The commander-in-chief of this operation is Sun Chuanting, the governor of the five provinces, the interesting thing is that Sun Chuanting does not have absolute command power, there is a military department behind him, and the major operational deployment is coordinated by the military department, I don't understand, what the military department coordinates, the general will not be subject to the orders of the monarch outside, the battle has reached a critical moment, and the commander needs to make a decisive decision.

"You also have to note that Sun Chuanting does not have Shang Fang's sword in his hand, which leads to a great reduction in his authority, the governors and general soldiers of various places, I don't know how many things they have experienced, how can they not see the problems, Sun Chuanting does not have absolute authority, how to command such a huge battle, as long as the governors of various places find a small trouble behind their backs, or shirk the battle, Sun Chuanting will be helpless, and when he reports to the imperial court, after an investigation, I am afraid it will not be over, and Sun Chuanting has also offended many governors and general soldiers, It is no longer possible to calmly command operations. ”

"As for the governors and commanders in general, it goes without saying, they think about themselves first."

"The third reason is the impact of the massive famine in the north."

"This is the most important reason in my opinion, the losses caused by the famine in the north are heavy, the people are struggling on the death line, there are countless people starving to death in the north, and more farmers are helpless to gather in the mountains and forests, the imperial court first needs to calm the situation of the famine in the north, and then it can take into account the operational deployment of the four corners and six corners."

"Needless to say, the combat effectiveness of the imperial court army, their military discipline is like that, the imperial court did not try its best to relieve the victims, the military discipline of the army is not very good, and the eradication of the rogues will not get the support of the people, on the one hand, there are a large number of exiles to join the ranks, where does the court have so much money and grain, and these money and grain, all from taxes, such a large-scale expedition, the court will definitely temporarily increase taxes, so that the people are even more desperate."

"I have to say that this is very ironic, as the saying goes, only by treating both the symptoms and the root causes can the problem be completely solved, it is ridiculous that there are so many adults in the imperial court, why not look at the situation in Shaanxi, Fuzhou and other places, why not look at the situation in Nanzhili, why there are no rogues in these places, and there are no bandits, in the final analysis, the first thing that the adults of the court think of is their own interests, as for the interests of the imperial court, it is not the scope of their thinking."

"Under such circumstances, it is really a big joke that the operational deployment of the four corners can be successful."

The surroundings quieted down, Zheng Xunrui's analysis hit the nail on the head, the operational deployment of the four positive and six corners is indeed very good, but it is a pity that there are too many restrictions on the objective conditions, making the operational deployment of the four positive and six corners a beautiful fairy tale, just good-looking.

It is conceivable that once the operational deployment of the imperial court fails, what kind of situation will it face, there is danger at the border pass, the north is more turbulent, and even affects the south, and the Houjin Tartars, whose strength is gradually increasing, will not let go of such an opportunity, and it is possible to enter the north again to plunder, I don't know what the imperial court relied on to maintain and support at that time. (To be continued......)