"Kaifeng, Li Yan may only go to Kaifeng now."

Around the sand table, a group of generals and colonels of the Hanzhong Army stood in all directions.

Hu Zhiyi, Zhao Huailiang, Zhang Er, and Huang Long are separated from Chen Wang's near side.

Chen Wang's gaze slowly swept over the cities above the sand table.

The battle situation in Henan is gradually becoming clear from a confusing state.

"Luoyang is a Jedi, Li Yan is not a fool, he will never stay in Luoyang for a long time."

"To the west is Shaanxi, Shaanxi is the most severely affected, Li Yan's command is mostly Henan soldiers and horses, and they are not familiar with the terrain of Shaanxi, so they will definitely not enter Shaanxi."

"To the north is Huaiqing Mansion, the spring flood season of the Yellow River has arrived, and it is difficult for the soldiers and horses of the Ten Thousand Thieves Army to cross the river, if they are caught up by our army when they are halfway crossed, they will inevitably suffer heavy losses."

"And the most important thing is that they have nowhere to go to the north, whether it is to Shanxi or to the north of Zhili, it is equivalent to going from one Jedi to another."

Huai Khanh Province may not be familiar to many people, but when it comes to Hanoi, many people should have an impression.

During the Han Dynasty, the three counties of Hedong, Hanoi and Henan were called "Three Rivers", and they were the same places as Sanfu and Hongnong Counties.

After the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Army uprising at the end of the Han Dynasty, in order to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Han Court requisitioned the forbidden army of the five schools and the knights of the Three Rivers.

The jurisdiction of Huaiqing Province is probably the western part of Hanoi County in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

To the east of Hanoi County is Wei Hui Province, which is also under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, and to the east is the jurisdiction of Bei Zhili.

To the northwest of Huaiqing Mansion is the Taihang Mountain, which separates Shanxi Province from Hebei and Henan.

Although it is already in this era, the mountain roads have been opened several times, but it still takes a lot of time and pays a great price to break these passes and fortresses.

And these two points are impossible for Li Yan to accept at this stage.

And most importantly, the nine sides include Shanxi, where there are a large number of battalions.

Li Yan led his troops north into Shanxi, undoubtedly putting himself in danger.

To the northeast of Huaiqing Mansion is the road to North Zhili.

Beizhili is now the place where the Ming Empire's military power was the strongest.

Not to mention the border troops in the surrounding Xuanda, Jiliao and other places, just Baoding Town and Changping Town in the Gyeonggi region, the battalions of these two towns are enough to protect the safety of Beizhili.

"Now we occupy our position in Ruzhou and cut off their way south."

"So Li Yan actually has only one way to go from beginning to end."

As more information was collected, the situation in Henan became clearer.

Chen Wang picked up the command whip placed on the edge of the sand table and pointed straight at Kaifeng, the largest city in the east of the sand table.

"Kaifeng ......"

Hu Zhiyi's expression changed, his brows were tightly locked, and he said in a deep voice.

"If Li Yan enters Kaifeng from Luoyang...... That Li Xianfeng ......"

"Li Xianfeng couldn't have predicted that Luoyang would fall so quickly, according to the military report three days ago, he still led Henan's soldiers and horses to fight in Zhengzhou and Yidougu."

Huang Long, who is now a guerrilla general under Chen Wang, used to be called Yidou Valley when he was under Gao Yingxiang.

However, this bucket valley is naturally not the other bucket valley.

Yidougu in Henan is another person, a native of Henan.

Nicknames were repeated from time to time in the peasant army, but they were not completely different.

Many times when a leader dies, their nickname is used by a successor or someone who wants to replace them.

Li Zicheng's title of King Chuang is the inherited Gao Yingxiang.

Many times, there are also cases of duplicate names.

This Yidougu in Henan does not know its name, and it is the same as the clay jar is the commander of the local rebel army, commanding the East Route Army and intercepting the reinforcements in Kaifeng Mansion to aid Luoyang.

The Henan soldiers and horses led by Li Xianfeng were blocked by them in Zhengzhou, and for more than ten days, they did not advance an inch, which shows how much water the combat power of Henan soldiers and horses has.

There is no way to solve even a partial division, and when the main force of the Wanmin Army led by Li Yan arrives, I am afraid that it will collapse only in the morning and night.

"Li Xianfeng led the troops to aid Luoyang, and took away almost all the combatable soldiers in Kaifeng Mansion, if he is defeated, I am afraid that Kaifeng will ......"

Hu Zhiyi frowned, the current situation is really not good.

If Kaifeng also falls, the King of Zhou also suffers a military disaster, and Kaifeng Mansion is out of control, then the next situation will be very bad for them.

Just yesterday evening, the military rations that could last for ten days had already been delivered to the battalion, and even if they wanted to stay still, there was no excuse.

The death of one prince has already caused a great shock in the government and the opposition, and if the second prince dies again, then the previous excuses will not be easy to use.

The siege of Luoyang is indeed powerless, but now Kaifeng can be saved.

If he doesn't save it, then it will undoubtedly make people think of other places and doubt his true purpose.

Chen Wang knew very well that his hands and feet were not clean, and many of the things he did in Hanzhong Town, although they were basically within the rules and were reasonable, they could not withstand careful scrutiny at all.

Now the power of the Ming Court is still quite strong, and the current situation in various places is quite stable, and it is far from the time for the Ming Chess to show its cards.

"Kaifeng, it must be saved."

In fact, Chen Wang didn't have much worry about the safety of Kaifeng City.

The rescue of Kaifeng is more about showing an attitude and an attitude to the imperial court.

Historically, Li Zicheng attacked Kaifeng City three times, spanning a year and a half before and after, until the last time he gathered heavy troops, he captured Kaifeng City.

The first and second times were in Kaifeng City, and their heads were broken.

Chen Wang is naturally very clear about this history.

Li Yan's current military strength is stronger than Li Zicheng, who had just captured Luoyang in the original time and space.

But even so, according to Li Yan's current strength, it is impossible to capture Kaifeng City.

There is a big gap between Kaifeng City and Luoyang City.

Kaifeng is the location of the residence of Zhu Gongfang, the king of Zhou.

Zhou King Zhu Gongyu is not as obscene and stupid as Fu King Zhu Changxun.

Historically, during the siege of Kaifeng City by the peasant army, Zhu Gongfang, the king of Zhou, personally took out 500,000 yuan of treasury gold, which was specially used to reward the army.

A very high reward was issued, as long as the thief level 1 was awarded a reward of 50 taels of silver, the person who could shoot a thief was rewarded with 30 taels of silver, and the person who shot a thief or was injured by masonry was rewarded with 10 taels of silver.

Not only that, the king of Zhou also funded the construction of Kaifeng City to strengthen Kaifeng's defenses.

There will be brave men under the heavy reward, and the morale of the soldiers and civilians defending the city is great, and the peasant army is bleeding in Kaifeng City.

"At this time, the rescue time is too urgent, even if our army brigade travels 80 miles a day, it will take six or seven days."

Hu Zhiyi looked at the sand table in front of him and shook his head.

It is too late for them to get the news now, and in another six or seven days, I am afraid that Kaifeng City will already be surrounded by the main force of the Wanmin Army.

Starting from Ruzhou, they could not take the Zhengzhou line, and had to take a detour, because these areas were all under the control of the Wanmin Army, and many places were also suitable for ambushes.

"So, we're going to divide our troops in Ruzhou."

As early as after receiving the news of the fall of Luoyang City, Chen Wang had already expected that Li Yan would most likely be transferred to Kaifeng, so he already had a draft in his heart.

"Division?"

Hu Zhiyi raised his eyebrows slightly, not understanding the meaning of Chen Wang's words.

The peasant army is now in full swing, and it is at the height of its power.

And their troops are weak, only more than 20,000 people, and this situation will only make their own troops weaker and more vulnerable.

"I know what you're thinking."

Chen Wang waved his hand and suppressed the doubts in the hearts of the generals.

"Kaifeng Fucheng must be saved, no matter what, and the sooner the better."

"So this time to gallop to Kaifeng, I will personally lead the team, except for the Huguang soldiers and horses, the rest of the battalions will be concentrated in the cavalry camp, and I will lead the gallop to Kaifeng."

Rescue Kaifeng is a matter of politics.

As long as he shows his face in Kaifeng City, he will inevitably have a better impression on Chongzhen's side.

A lot of things will happen in the future.

And, the most important thing.

Whether Li Xianfeng will die in the battle formation or not, there is no way for him to continue in the position of governor of Henan.

Another reason why Chen Wang personally led his troops to Kaifeng was to take charge of the entire military of Henan in this vacuum period when there was no governor of Henan.

The soldiers were fast, and the infantry was slow, so they couldn't come to the aid at all.

The only way to catch up with the battle of Kaifeng is indeed the only way for cavalry to come to the rescue.

"The ...... of the main town"

Zhao Huailiang looked serious, took a step forward, and frowned.

"There are only more than 3,000 cavalry in the battalions, and Li Yan's command now has more than 200,000 people, and the general town leads 3,000 cavalry to aid Kaifeng, once ......"

Zhao Huailiang's words were not finished, but everyone understood what he meant.

Zhang Er and Huang Long also stepped forward to dissuade them at this time.

They share the same opposing views as Zhao Huailiang.

How about Kaifeng, they don't care at all, the important thing is that Chen Wang's big tree must not make any mistakes.

During this period of time under Chen Wang's errand, Zhang Er and Huang Long also managed to live a good life for a while.

Compared with the past, the soldiers and horses under his command are simply remodeled, a piece of new equipment is installed, and a military salary is paid in full every quarter, where can you find such a fairy day.

"Don't worry, since I dare to go, I am completely sure."

Chen Wang naturally couldn't say that he knew that Kaifeng would not fall, so he went to Kaifeng to make a show.

"If you march in a hurry, the cavalry can rush to Kaifeng in three days."

Hu Zhiyi did not advise Chen Wang, after such a long time, he knew very well that every choice Chen Wang made was out of careful consideration.

Therefore, Hu Zhiyi is now just thinking about whether there is anything that can be improved in the plan.

"There may be small bands of thieves on the road, and it may be necessary to conserve combat power to deal with these thieves, but it will only take four days, so it is indeed enough time."

"It's okay, but a group of clowns jumping off the beam, what kind of storm can they set off?"

Chen Wang didn't care about the bandits along the road.

Chen Wang is naturally clear about the situation in Henan.

These small bandits and thieves don't pose much danger at all.

With the experience of the last rapid march into Sichuan, this time it will be easier to gallop to aid Kaifeng.

The 3,000 cavalry under his command were well-armed, and all of them were two-horse or even three-horseed.

If you want to defeat hundreds of thousands of thousands of people with these 3,000 cavalry alone, it is indeed a fool's dream.

But it's not that hard to get out.

Li Yan started in Henan, and most of the soldiers and horses under his command were also from Henan, and there were very few skilled archers and horses.

This point was clearly observed in the previous Battle of Ruzhou, when Hu Zhiyi was asked to command the battle.

"Since the town is leading the troops to aid Kaifeng, where are we going?"

Previously, Chen Wang said that he divided the troops, and said that he went north to aid Kaifeng, so they must have other tasks.

"The rest of the battalions will be led by you, go north and go straight into Luoyang Mansion, and first regain Luoyang, Yanshi, Gongxian and other places."

Chen Wang turned his head to look at Hu Zhiyi.

The recovery of Luoyang is also a credit, which can save some of the face of the imperial court.

However, this is not the reason why Chen Wang asked Hu Zhiyi to lead his troops north to Luoyang.

"Li Yan led most of the 10,000 thieves army to the east to attack Kaifeng, but there should still be a lot of thieves wandering around Luoyang Mansion."

"Your task is to suppress the remnants of the Ten Thousand Thieves Army in Luoyang Mansion and rebuild order in Luoyang Mansion."

Chen Wang's words were very vague, but Hu Zhiyi already understood the potential meaning of Chen Wang's words.

"Rest assured, the general will understand."

When he was in Yunyang Mansion, Chen Wang also said the same thing.

The so-called re-establishment of order is indeed the re-establishment of order, but what was established is the order of their Hanzhong Town.

At that time, Yunyang Mansion was plagued by military disasters one after another, a large number of eunuchs and gentry were killed, many fields became ownerless wasteland, many mineral resources were also lost by the owner, and many places were also in a power vacuum.

When the imperial court has not yet sent someone to take over, it is the best opportunity to operate.

Zhang Er and Huang Long's eyes also lit up, and they were also very familiar with what Chen Wang said.

Because when they were in Yunyang Mansion at that time, they had dealt with many similar things.

Many wealthy landlords and powerful clans will unite to protect themselves, and even build fortress-like buildings, that is, dock forts.

In the Ming Dynasty, many things were limited by specifications, such as the height of the city walls at the county, state, and government levels.

The Dock Fort is naturally an illegal building.

However, there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom, and many things are not held accountable by the people.

It's like stipulating that each class should wear its own class's clothing, otherwise it is arrogance.

But with the relaxation of the rules, many of the regulations have long been a lie on paper.

In addition, some clans are strong in the countryside, and it is not the same.

In fact, Wubao and Dazhai are both widespread things.

When they were in Yunyang Mansion, they broke many such dock forts and Dazhai.

Of course.

is naturally not the banner of the Hanzhong Army......

(End of chapter)