Chapter 203: Top Secret Intelligence
Liu Zeqing's thoughts, Zheng Xunrui is clear, whether to take Liu Zeqing to conquer, he is also hesitant, this operation is very important, there can be no negligence, otherwise it may cause heavy losses, so it must be more convenient to take Zheng Jinhong and others to fight, leaving Liu Zeqing to garrison Yulin Border Town, such an arrangement is also said in the past.
Liu Zeqing fought bravely, Zheng Xunrui also knew this, although Liu Zeqing in history did not have a very good reputation, but it was also caused by many external reasons, which cannot be completely blamed on Liu Zeqing, just said that after serving as the chief soldier of Yulin, Liu Zeqing was very disciplined, and spent a lot of effort to train the Yulin border army, so that the combat effectiveness of the border army was significantly improved, and he was very respectful to Zheng Xunrui, especially after knowing Zheng Xunrui's accurate predictions, he bowed and worshipped.
"My lord, my subordinates are the chief soldiers of Yulin, and they can't participate in such a heavy battle, which can't be said, Yulin border town has always been very stable, the grassland tribes in the north have long been in exchange with Yulin, they can't attack Yulin, and the 30,000 soldiers stationed in the border town are not vegetarians, a few days ago, the representatives of the grassland tribes saw the training of the border army, and their faces were full of envy, I believe that the leaders of their tribes also know the combat effectiveness of the border army."
"The subordinates thought that it would be enough to leave the deputy chief soldier to temporarily take charge of the defense of the border town of Yulin, and the subordinates could follow the army to fight, and the subordinates implored the adults to change their decision."
Zheng Xunrui thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
"Okay, you go back and make arrangements, set off in three days, follow the actions of the front army, you have experienced countless battles, I have nothing to emphasize, but this long-distance attack is very important, and it must not be ignored."
Liu Zeqing left in a hurry, following the actions of the front army, which means a large-scale fight, of course he is willing, you must know that the front army is 15,000 cavalry, and the combat effectiveness is terrifying.
As soon as Liu Zeqing left, Zheng Jinhong came in with an excited look on his face.
"Young master, there is news from that hundred households, he is willing to submit to the imperial court, and he has also sent information."
Zheng Xunrui stood up suddenly, his body trembling slightly.
Yang He and the others quickly rushed to the wing, and this time they saw that on the map, Xingyang had been circled.
"The hundred households of Ningxia Wei mutinied, whose name is Su Congjin, is the distant cousin of Su Manzi, Chongzhen joined the Liukou team in the second year, and is now the deputy general under Luo Rucai, whose status is second only to Luo Rucai, he made it clear that he was willing to return to the imperial court, and sent top-secret information, which is very beneficial to our expedition."
"The purpose of the large-scale entry of the rogues into Henan is indeed to prepare for joint operations, this is a decision made by Luo Rucai, Lao Huihui, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng and others after discussion, and the rogues from all walks of life will complete the second great alliance at the beginning of the first month of next year to discuss the next battle plan, and they already know that the imperial court will mobilize a large army to encircle and suppress."
"Bishui is not the place where they finally gather, their next target is Xingyang and Zhengzhou, today is the seventeenth day of the lunar month, from the perspective of time, all the rogues want to achieve a great alliance at the beginning of the first month, and it is impossible to take Zhengzhou, so the location of their great alliance must be in Xingyang."
"The total number of Liukou has reached 300,000, Zheng Jiajun and Yulin Border Army are only 30,000 people, thinking of going straight into Xingyang to hold on, there is no possibility, and the losses will be extremely heavy, Huguang's army has suffered a fiasco, Henan's local army, struggling to support, Shanxi and Sichuan's armies, have long had a duel with Liukou, and now what Hongda can rely on is the army mobilized from the direction of Datong, but their speed will not be very fast."
"I have analyzed before that after the Liukou implements the Great Alliance, they will definitely divide their troops to fight, and it is impossible to concentrate in Xingyang to face the several armies of the imperial court, so the best battle plan for the Zheng Jiajun and the Yulin Border Army is to wait for the Liukou to divide the troops, so that we have a choice of four directions."
"After the Liukou united in Xingyang, they were Luoyang and Gongxian to the west, Huaiqing Mansion and Weihui Mansion to the north, Mixian and Xinzheng to the south, Zhengzhou and Kaifeng to the east, now let's take a look at the deployment of the imperial army."
"After the Shaanxi army comes out of Tongguan, it will definitely kill Xingyang, the army of Shanxi will attack from Huaiqing and Weihui and other places, the army of Huguang and Sichuan will attack from Mixian and Xinzheng, as for the army of Henan, it has been pinned down in the area of Sixian, the army led by Lord Hong, starting from the direction of Datong, will also press from the direction of Huaiqing Mansion and Weihui Mansion, and the Liukou will definitely divide their troops to fight the armies from all walks of life, but they will also notice that the east is empty, The defenses of the imperial army to the east were unusually weak. ”
Everyone's eyes looked at the map, as if they saw the battle situation that Zheng Xunrui predicted.
"The route of action of the 30,000-strong army has been determined, I have slightly adjusted the previous deployment, and our destination is in Zhongmu."
"Yansui Town is more than 2,500 miles away from Zhongmu, the former army arrived in Zhongmu in five days, and the Chinese army arrived in Zhongmu in ten days.
"Fighter planes are changing rapidly, and this deployment may also be adjusted, so during the march, the front army and the Chinese army must maintain close contact so that they can make timely adjustments according to the changes in the battle situation."
After arranging, Zheng Xunrui returned to the backyard.
Wen Manshan and the others had already found that the governor's yamen had begun to get busy, and it was almost the time of spring break, but no one was relaxed, and something big must have happened.
"Madam, Dongmei, lotus leaf, Aizhen, this Spring Festival, I can't accompany you, the governor Yamen received an edict from Lord Hong, enter Henan to exterminate the Liukou, this time the battle is very important, I must personally lead the army......"
Zheng Xunrui has not finished speaking, the atmosphere in the house is dignified, at the end of the first month of the sixth year of Chongzhen, everyone came to Yansui Town, nearly two years, although Zheng Xunrui is unusually busy, a lot of matters need to be dealt with every day, but the family can always be reunited, everyone is also used to being by Zheng Xunrui's side, every evening, whether it is rain or wind, will take a walk in the back garden, the flowers and plants planted in the back garden grow very well, even if it is a dry season, the people in the house do not forget to drench the water.
Now that Zheng Xunrui is going to lead the troops to the battle, the danger must be there, and fighting is not a game.
Seeing that everyone's expressions suddenly changed, Zheng Xunrui had a smile on his face.
"Don't be too nervous, I'm the commander of the army, there's no problem with security, it's not me bragging, don't say it's a rogue, even if it's a Houjin Tartar, if you meet Zheng Jiajun, you can only escape."
Although Zheng Xunrui said it very easily, it was impossible for Wen Manshan and the others to be completely relieved.
After Zheng Xunrui finished speaking, Wen Manshan spoke.
"Xianggong goes on the expedition, the slave family can't stop it, but when Xianggong fights, he must think about the slave family, think about his family, Hanyu is not yet half a year old, if Xianggong has any accidents, the slave family will not survive."
Zheng Xunrui blinked, he didn't know what to say, at such a time, in front of your family, no amount of explanation is useless, they are just worried about your safety, after all, you are the backbone of the family and the support of everyone in the family.
When eating, the atmosphere was even more dull, and even Zheng Hanyu, who was less than half a year old, seemed to know what was going to happen, he was always crying, it was useless for anyone to hold him, and he finally fell asleep in the crying.
In the next two days, Zheng Xunrui was almost always with his family, and he didn't need to worry about the specific preparations, Zheng Jinhong and others would naturally do a good job, and Liu Zeqing also arranged to mobilize 5,000 soldiers to guard Yansui Town, of which 3,000 were stationed not far from the governor's yamen, and the focus was to be responsible for the safety of the governor's yamen.
Zheng Xunrui's company all day long made Wen Manshan and others feel significantly better, and they also understood that their husbands went out to fight, which was unavoidable, and when Zheng Xunrui first took office, he launched several battles, each time he won a big victory, taking a step back and saying that Zheng Xunrui is the boss, logically speaking, there is no too much danger, unless it is a situation where the whole army is annihilated.
In this expedition, the imperial court mobilized a multi-way army, and the Zheng family army could not be alone, strictly speaking, there would not be too many accidents.
Zheng Xunrui also made a lot of explanations, some things he could say, including the content that had been disclosed in the Di Bao, and some aspects he couldn't say, involving the secrets of the operation, but his explanation finally reassured Wen Manshan and the others a lot.
Three days is very fast, although there are many things that need to be prepared, but many things have been fully prepared before, and the operation is much faster, especially the preparation of grain and grass, which has been prepared for a long time.
Almost all of the people living in Yulin border town are military households, they are used to such a scene, large-scale mobilization of troops, that is, there is going to be a war, which is not a big deal, it is impossible for the army not to fight, although many years have passed, the Yulin border army has not participated in any battles.
All 30,000 troops gathered in the barracks of the Zheng family army and waited for the order to leave.
On December 19, Zheng Xunrui also entered the barracks to listen to the reports of Zheng Jinhong and others, and to see if there was anything missing.
Zheng Xunrui, who came out of the temporary Chinese military tent, looked at the military camp and was excited, whether it could change history, whether it could make the Zheng family army really rise, this battle is proof