"My lord, my subordinates feel that the imperial court is too much, why do you ask for time to exterminate the Liukou, before June, there are less than three months left, who can do it."

Xu Wanghua looked at the holy decree on the table, very unconvinced, Zheng Jiajun is responsible for exterminating the Liukou, and can always achieve a heavy victory in the shortest possible time, thanks to Zheng Xunrui's arrangement and deployment, and also based on the strength of the Zheng Jiajun, but why would the emperor issue such a holy decree, so many adults responsible for exterminating the Liukou, who can achieve such a heavy victory.

Zheng Xunrui had a smile on his face, a look of indifference.

"Mr. Xu, what do you want to do so much, the holy decree is the holy decree, how to do it is still up to us to decide, it is impossible to completely exterminate the Liukou before June, Zheng Jiajun can't do it, I'm afraid no one else can do it, since it's something that can't be done, then you don't need to pay attention to it, if the court thinks about it more seriously, it's also simple, after June, they will re-dispatch personnel to be responsible for the extermination of the Liukou, then all the problems will be solved."

Xu Wanghua was even more angry, and his speech became more spicy.

"Some people are really shameless, seeing that the adults have made contributions, and seeing that the Liukou has suffered a heavy blow, they want to get benefits from it, and set a time to exterminate the Liukou, and in June, the Liukou will definitely be surviving, I am afraid that Lord Hong Chengchou will be able to take over the task of exterminating the Liukou again."

"Mr. Xu, don't have so much resentment, it's the same as a resentful woman, what does the emperor think, what do some adults in the court think, that's their business, we don't need to interpret too much, do our own things steadfastly. In fact, it is not a good thing to be able to be responsible for exterminating the rogues and sharpening the soldiers of the Zheng family. ”

When he said this, Zheng Xunrui walked to the table and picked up the holy decree casually. Set it aside.

Zheng Xunrui's action surprised Xu Wanghua, the ministers of the court and the central government treated the holy decree very respectfully, and after receiving the holy decree, they kept it very well, for fear that something would go wrong. Thinking that Zheng Xunrui didn't care at all, it was like treating ordinary documents, and the careful Xu Wanghua carefully put the holy decree aside when he walked next to Zheng Xunrui.

Zheng Xunrui no longer cared about the matter of the Holy Decree. He pointed to the map and spoke.

"Mr. Xu, come and see, we have been stationed in Xingyang, and the Liukou under Li Zicheng have not left Henan, and are still active in the areas of Nanyang Mansion and Runing Mansion, because of the lack of food and grass, they have encountered unprecedented difficulties. The number of people has been greatly reduced, according to the intelligence of the scout reconnaissance, and our estimates. There were no more than 20,000 rogues under Li Zicheng's command, and these people were scattered and rarely gathered together. ”

Xu Wanghua's eyes had already seen the map, and during this time, he and Zheng Xunrui often discussed how to fight next, after Zheng Jiajun left Luoyang. Choose to camp in Xingyang, which extends in all directions. Basically, the entire Henan Prefecture can be taken into account, and Henan commands the army under the control of the envoy. Basically, they were concentrated in Kaifeng and Zhengzhou, in a defensive posture, and did not directly participate in the battle to exterminate the Liukou.

"The Liukou is divided into zero, and the Zheng Jiajun also has to make changes, send a number of sergeants, enter Nanyang Mansion and Runing Mansion, and give the Liukou a blow, my personal opinion, with two thousand people as a team, maintain high-speed mobility, and strike at the Liukou, the task of the operation is also very clear, that is, to consume the Liukou's living force, there is no need to be in a hurry to fight, once the Liukou is discovered, take the combat method of desperate pursuit, and do not let them have any chance."

"The task of the scouts is relatively simple, mainly because the rogues lack food and grass, and they have to take the form of looting wherever they go, and their whereabouts cannot be kept secret, so as long as they get the news, the Zheng family army will follow and pursue, strike and exterminate, and for a period of time in the future, the Zheng family army will maintain this way of fighting."

After Zheng Xunrui finished speaking, Xu Wanghua nodded.

"The deployment of the adults is very suitable, so that they can give the Liukou a blow of destruction, so that they have no place to escape, their only choice is to enter the territory of Huguang, Lord Lu of Huguang has long been prepared, the Liukou is not the opponent of the Tianxiong Army, such a squeeze will make the Liukou completely lose the space for movement."

Zheng Xunrui smiled.

"Completely exterminating the Liukou is not something that can be done in a short period of time, Li Zicheng will not forget Zhang Xianzhong, who is still in Sichuan, and as a last resort, he will definitely enter Sichuan to find Zhang Xianzhong, Zheng Jiajun's extermination of the Liukou is one aspect, but it is even more necessary to take advantage of the contradictions between the Liukou."

Xu Wanghua looked at Zheng Xunrui, a little unintelligible.

"Why is Lao Huihui's position so important in the Liukou, it is because he is in a coordinated position, now Lao Huihui has been killed by the imperial court, and Liukou has lost the task of standing at the highest place to coordinate, then the contradictions between them will inevitably break out, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong are both arrogant people, and they will not be convinced by each other, Li Zicheng has suffered the blow of Zheng Jiajun, almost collapsed, and in a desperate situation, he entered Sichuan to find Zhang Xianzhong, What do you think will happen between the two? ”

Xu Wanghua suddenly realized and spoke.

"My lord's meaning is to let there be infighting among the rogues."

"That's what it means, let Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong have infighting, between the big and small leaders of the Liukou, relying on strength to speak, Li Zicheng was supported as the king of Chuang, relying on strength, but now the strength is greatly reduced, after entering Sichuan, Zhang Xianzhong will be convinced, although Zhang Xianzhong's life in Sichuan is not so good, but he has not suffered a particularly heavy blow, the white pole soldiers under the command of Qin Liangyu, the general soldier of Sichuan, have good combat effectiveness, but the number is limited, and the supply of equipment and grain and grass is also limited, It is impossible to attack on a large scale, and can only fight against Zhang Xianzhong sporadically. ”

"But if Li Zicheng enters Sichuan and truly unites with Zhang Xianzhong, then their combat effectiveness will be greatly enhanced, and Li Zicheng's most elite sergeant will not have much loss."

"One mountain does not tolerate two tigers, there will definitely be irreconcilable contradictions between them, it is impossible for them to form a real union, my purpose is to let Li Zicheng enter Sichuan, so that he and Zhang Xianzhong can unite as soon as possible, sometimes, we fight the rogues, there is no need to blindly kill, and it is also a very good choice to use the contradictions between them."

Xu Wanghua nodded and stopped talking.

The soldiers entered the house, accepted the order, and informed the officers above the general level of the Zheng Jiajun that all the officers gathered and accepted the battle order.

Beginning on March 11, Zheng Jiajun sent 20,000 soldiers to form ten assault troops and penetrated deep into Nanyang and Runing Mansions, and Zheng Xunrui and Xu Wanghua led the remaining soldiers to stay in Xingyang Mansion.

There has been a serious change in the operational arrangements for cracking down on and exterminating the Liukou, and such a change is fatal to the Liukou.

The good news kept coming, in just 20 days, by the end of March, nearly 10,000 rogues had been exterminated, and the way the soldiers of the Zheng family army fought was extremely fierce, once they found the traces of the rogues, they pursued them closely, no matter where the rogues fled, and no matter how many rogues were left.

The most significant example is the guerrilla general Su Congjun's battle to exterminate the Liukou, Su Congjun has been in the Liukou for many years, after surrendering Zheng Xunrui, he has gained complete trust, this is the first time to lead two thousand soldiers to fight, he is holding back his strength, thinking of making a contribution, he is familiar with the Liukou's combat methods, and he also knows how to pursue the Liukou, and knows how to find the Liukou.

When in Tang County, Su Congjun found a stream of rogue robbers, the number of nearly 2,000 people, including 300 cavalry, after the battle began, Su Congjun soldiers divided into two ways, he led a thousand soldiers, chasing the cavalry of the rogues, the remaining 1,000 soldiers, responsible for exterminating the foot soldiers of the rogues, these 300 rogues after encountering a blow to the destruction of miè, the remaining more than 30 people fled into the mountains and forests, Su Congjun did not stop, personally led 200 people into the mountains and forests, and finally killed more than 30 people who fled into the mountains and forests.

By the end of March, the number of Liukou under Li Zicheng had been reduced to less than 3,000 people, and he had no chance to recruit sergeants.

After encountering several dangers, Li Zicheng finally obeyed Gu Junen's Jianyi, led the most elite 3,000 cavalry, fled from Dengzhou to the Guanghua area of Huguang, and obtained Fang County to enter Sichuan.

Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Huguang, did not pursue Li Zicheng ruthlessly according to Zheng Xunrui's construction, and let Li Zicheng enter the territory of Sichuan.

The mountains in Sichuan are sparsely populated, and many places are steep mountains, which is not conducive to the extermination of the Liukou, but such a place also means that it is difficult to raise enough food and grass, and it is also a great test for the survival of the Liukou.

In early April, Zheng Xunrui made a decision, and Zheng Jiajun left Henan and headed for Sichuan.

After more than a month of fighting, Zheng Xunrui basically did not use the armies of Henan and Huguang, not that he did not want to use the armies of various places, mainly in terms of combat effectiveness, there was a big gap between the local armies, and as the battle continued, the remaining rogues were basically elite, and it was difficult to exterminate, and the battle at this time could only rely on the Zheng family's army.

When entering Huguang Xiangyang Mansion, Lu Xiangsheng waited in Xiangyang Mansion, and when he saw Zheng Xunrui again, Lu Xiangsheng was full of emotion, he fully supported Zheng Xunrui in charge of exterminating the Liukou, and the facts also proved that only Zheng Xunrui could truly and completely exterminate the Liukou. (To be continued)