When he saw Zheng Xunrui, Xiong Wencan immediately saluted, Zheng Xunrui is the prince Shaoba, the head of the household, the right capital of the imperial history, and the senior official of the second grade, in front of Zheng Xunrui, he, the governor of the five provinces of the third grade, must salute.

Zheng Xunrui was very polite, supported Xiong Wencan, and said that he didn't need to be polite.

After Xiong Wencan sat down, Zheng Xunrui asked Xu Wanghua to sit down as well, and he spoke very calmly.

This made Xiong Wencan stunned for a moment, he couldn't imagine that Zheng Xunrui and Xu Wanghua were so easy-going, and Zheng Xunrui sent Xu Wanghua to greet him, which is probably the highest etiquette.

During the meal, Xiong Wencan showed respect for Xu Wanghua.

It was Zheng Xunrui who took the initiative to mention the matter.

"Lord Xiong came to Huai'an this time for the sake of the Liukou."

"This, the lower officials came to Huai'an, firstly, to visit the adults, and secondly, they did come for the affairs of the Liukou, and the lower officials wanted to ask the adults for advice."

Zheng Xunrui smiled slightly, his impression of Xiong Wencan was not bad, at least when Xiong Wencan was in Fujian, he completely calmed down the sea troubles, recovered Zheng Zhilong, and let the people along the coast no longer be afraid, which is a real credit.

"Since Lord Xiong has come to Huai'an, let's tell the truth, the arrogance of the Liukou in Henan is very arrogant, according to the official's knowledge, after the Liukou occupied the city of Luoyang, he was ready to invade the Xiangyang Mansion in Huguang, Luoyang Mansion City and Xiangyang Mansion City, the location is very important, it is said that the Liukou occupy the Luoyang Mansion City, the imperial court should be vigilant, who knows that there is no turmoil, but really wait until the Liukou occupies the Xiangyang Mansion City, I'm afraid it will not be so simple."

Xiong Wencan's face turned pale, Zheng Xunrui knew all these situations, so there was no need for him to continue to hide his intentions.

Xiong Wencan stood up and respectfully saluted Zheng Xunrui.

"The lower official came to Huai'an this time, it is to ask for help, the power of the Liukou in Henan is getting bigger and bigger, the official has been worried about the Liukou attacking the Fengfu City, and I can't imagine that after the Liukou occupies the Luoyang Mansion City. There was no action in Henan, and Xia Guan had just breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that Liukou was preparing to attack Xiangyang Fucheng, and at this time. Xia Guan understood Liukou's intentions. ”

Zheng Xunrui looked at Xiong Wencan and did not speak.

"The lower officials thought that there were indeed talents among the rogues, and they calculated every move of the imperial court, as long as they did not attack Kaifeng Mansion for the time being. It will not cause a big turmoil, and the imperial court will not do its best to exterminate the Liukou, who will take advantage of this reality to slowly grow in strength, waiting for an opportunity to attack Xiangyang Mansion City, planning to invade Huguang, and Zhang Xianzhong, who is entrenched in the area of Weihui Mansion, has already entered Shanxi and began to try to occupy more places. ”

When Xiong Wencan said this, he looked up at Zheng Xunrui.

The smile on Zheng Xunrui's face disappeared.

"The rogues are so arrogant, the court doesn't know. Lord Xiong, you are the governor of the five provinces, responsible for the extermination of the Liukou, when this happens, aren't you ready to report to the imperial court and be prepared to bear the consequences alone. ”

"Here, Xia Guan once went to the capital to report the matter of Henan Liukou, but there was no news."

Zheng Xunrui sighed slightly, it seemed that his analysis was accurate. Not surprisingly, Xiong Wencan will be the next scapegoat, and when the problem of the rogue is completely exposed, it will be when Xiong Wencan enters the prison.

"Bear-sama's difficulty. This official knows, there is no need to say much about other things, Lord Xiong made a special trip to Huai'an, what are the requirements, you might as well say it directly. ”

When Xiong Wencan was about to salute again, Zheng Xunrui waved his hand.

Xu Wanghua on the side also spoke.

"Lord Bear. Something to put it bluntly is that adults don't like this set. ”

Xiong Wencan looked at Xu Wanghua, and his eyes showed gratitude.

"The subordinates made a special trip to Huai'an, that is, to ask the adults for help, and implored the adults to send the Zheng family army to crack down on the Liukou and stop the expansion of the Liukou, the subordinates thought that if they waited until the Liukou occupied Xiangyang, I was afraid that it would cause irreparable consequences, Xiangyang, Runing, Nanyang, Ruzhou and Henan Mansion and other places were connected together, the area was huge, and Xiangyang was the land of fish and rice, and the grain and grass of the Liukou could be fully supplied.

"In this case, why didn't Lord Xiong think about fighting with the Liukou, the total strength of the five provinces, at least 60,000 to 70,000 people, these soldiers are always able to fight, even if they can't win a complete victory, at least let the court see that Lord Xiong is still sincere in exterminating the Liukou, since December last year, what the official has seen is the fall of Fuzhou County, Henan, but he has not seen any fight between the army and the Liukou, such a situation, even if the court investigates, what can Lord Xiong explain."

Zheng Xunrui's reproach made Xiong Wencan's face blush slightly, but he still opened his mouth to answer.

"The lord punishes that the lower officials also have a lot of hardships, the sergeants of the five provinces, the military salaries are not even, there is no fighting spirit at all, the lower officials have been in private contact with the sergeants of Henan and Huguang, they are not fed and clothed, and their families cannot feed, in this case, how can they go to the battlefield to fight, just say that the more than 20,000 sergeants under the command of the lower officials have no fighting spirit at all, after the martyrdom of the predecessor Lu Xiangsheng, the morale of the sergeants has fallen to the lowest, and it is impossible to fight with the rogue."

Zheng Xunrui frowned, he knew that Xiong Wencan had more suffering, and the prison army Gao Qiqian was one of them, but Xiong Wencan would not say it, and he didn't dare to say it.

"Lord Xiong, you know how many people there are in Henan, what this official needs is a slightly accurate number."

Zheng Xunrui asked this question, which made Xiong Wencan's face appear with a strange brilliance, although this brilliance was fleeting, since Zheng Xunrui asked about the number of rogues, it was ready to send troops.

"The number of rogues known to the lower officials is about 110,000 under Li Zicheng and about 90,000 under Zhang Xianzhong, which is a relatively accurate number."

After Xiong Wencan said the number of Liukou in Henan, Zheng Xunrui did not speak, but persuaded Xiong Wencan to drink, and no longer mentioned anything in Henan.

Xiong Wencan, who was originally very confident, was at a loss at this time, he didn't know what Zheng Xunrui's idea was, and excessive questioning was also very inappropriate, the key was that the emperor did not have a holy decree, and it was impossible for the governor of Caoyun to undertake the task of exterminating the Liukou.

It should be said that if Zheng Xunrui agrees to exterminate the Liukou, Xiong Wencan still has a lot of things to do, at least he needs to ensure the money and food of the Zheng family, and it is impossible for the family to bring grain and grass into Henan to fight, but Xiong Wencan has made some preparations in this regard, although there is not a lot of grain and grass that can be provided.

Until the end of the meal, Xu Wanghua once again represented Zheng Xunrui and sent Xiong Wencan to a restaurant, but did not arrive at the official post.

The whole process has always been confidential, no one knew that Xiong Wencan had come to Huai'an, and the shopkeeper and the guys of the restaurant did not know Xiong Wencan's identity.

When resting in the restaurant, Xiong Wencan was very tormented in his heart, he didn't get a clear answer from Zheng Xunrui, I don't know if Zheng Jiajun will participate in the battle to exterminate the Liukou, and if Zheng Jiajun enters Henan to fight, it still needs a lot of coordination, Xiong Wencan has long considered this aspect, as long as Zheng Xunrui mentions it, he will talk to him.

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Xu Wanghua looked at Zheng Xunrui and spoke bluntly.

"My lord, the number of troops that the Zheng family army can draw, that is, 10,000 people, the strength of the troops stationed in Huai'an must at least ensure the scale of about 10,000, and 10,000 against 110,000 people is too dangerous, and my subordinates feel that they need to think carefully."

Zheng Xunrui looked at the map for a while before he slowly spoke.

"Liukou has prepared to attack Huguang's Xiangyang Mansion, Xiangyang Mansion is in an important position, and it is not so easy to attack it, according to my prediction, this time Liukou attacks Xiangyang, Li Zicheng will definitely personally command the battle, the number of Liukou who stay in Luoyang Mansion City will not be too many, Liukou relies on the advantage of numbers to fight, such characteristics will not change for the time being, not to mention that Huaiqing Mansion and Weihui Mansion in the north are occupied by Zhang Xianzhong, which makes Li Zicheng more assured, dare to let go of his hands and feet to attack Xiangyang Mansion City, That's our chance. ”

Xu Wanghua looked at Zheng Xunrui and stopped talking, he knew very well that Zheng Xunrui had made up his mind.

"Mr. Xu, in this battle, I will follow the army to act, and I will leave matters related to Caoyun to you."

"Your Excellency, your subordinates think that Zheng Zongbing can lead the army to fight, so you don't have to go to Henan in person."

"This battle is very important, on the surface, we need to open up the route of Caoyun, but in fact, it is to disrupt the operational deployment and plan of the Liukou, Zheng Jiajun must be able to retract and release freely, and cannot fall in love with the war, so this battle, I must participate, Mr. Xu don't worry, I have participated in so many battles, every time I am safe and sound, this time is no exception, to say that I really don't care about Liukou."

When Xu Wanghua was about to continue to dissuade, Zheng Xunrui waved his hand.

"Don't talk about other matters, Lord Xiong, you go and deal with it, Zheng Jiajun's battle this time is a top-secret operation, and it can't be exposed, this time all the sergeants set off on a boat, so that they can not only hide their whereabouts, but also speed up the march, the army will set off in three days, tomorrow I will go to the Firearms Bureau to urge, take away all the firearms that have been produced, this time let the Liukou taste the Mauser and Hongyi cannons."

Xu Wanghua was a little helpless, so he had to add it in the end.

"Since your Excellency has decided to personally command the Zheng family army to fight, your subordinates think that it is better to send scouts to investigate in advance and grasp the detailed whereabouts of the Liukou, so that you can also know yourself and the enemy, the Liukou have always been afraid of the Zheng family's army, and this battle has recovered Luoyang Mansion City, and it will definitely be able to disrupt all the deployments of the Liukou."

Zheng Xunrui looked at Xu Wanghua and nodded with a smile. (To be continued.) )