On the fifth day of the first month of December, the Liukou in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Huguang, Sichuan and other places all marched towards Henan, and the fastest Luo Rucai, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng, went out of Nanshan, all the way to the east, quickly passed through Weinan and Huayin, out of Tongguan, and entered the territory of Henan.

In the face of the rogue from all directions, all parts of Henan are in an emergency, no one knows what the rogue is going to do when they gather in Henan, and the Fuzhou county to which Henan Prefecture belongs is highly tense and highly vigilant, especially in Shaanzhou and Luoyang.

Who knew that at this time, Luo Rucai and the others shook a shot, bypassed Luoyang, and marched rapidly in the direction of Gongxian and Bishui, and the rest of the Liukou also concentrated in the direction of Bishui, and their marching speed was very fast, regardless of the Fuzhou County and County Ponds along the way, like a torrent, heading in the direction of Bishui.

Such a large-scale action of the Liukou shook the imperial court, and the emperor urgently issued an order to transfer the crown prince Taibao, the military department Shangshu, and the governor of the five provinces, Hong Chengchou, out of the customs to lead the armies of the five provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Huguang, and Sichuan to exterminate the Liukou.

It was at this time that Zheng Xunrui received a letter from Wen Zhenmeng, telling him that he was going to prepare to participate in the extermination of the Liukou.

It's a pity that the edict of the imperial court didn't arrive, but the palace report came, Hong Chengchou led the matter of exterminating the Liukou, and the emperor gave him the sword of Shangfang, so he could act cheaply.

At this time, Hong Chengchou's power is much greater than that of his predecessor Chen Qiyu, which also shows that the emperor trusts Hong Chengchou very much and believes that Hong Chengchou has the ability to exterminate the Liukou.

Zheng Xunrui is not so optimistic, on the contrary, he is faintly worried in his heart, Hong Chengchou does know about the Liukou, and has killed the Liukou on a large scale, but Chongzhen began in the second half of the sixth year, the heavy task of exterminating the Liukou is Chen Qiyu is in charge, Hong Chengchou is mainly in the Datong area, responsible for the defense of the Houjin Tartar, such a long time has passed, there have been too many changes in the Liukou, Hong Chengchou does not know very well, and he has been so trusted by the emperor rashly, has huge power, and at the same time feels the ardent expectation of the emperor, There must be a rush mentality, and when I exterminated the rogues before, I had a great advantage, and I am afraid that I will not be able to listen to what I have built.

After the battle of Chezhou Gorge, the Liukou has undergone a qualitative change, and its elite troops have undergone a lot of tempering, and their combat effectiveness is not ordinary.

On December 15, Zheng Xunrui received a letter from Hong Chengchou.

The content of the letter was very simple, asking Zheng Xunrui to lead an army of 20,000 to 30,000 to quickly assemble in the direction of Henan, where to concentrate in Henan, and wait for the next order.

After receiving Hong Chengchou's letter, Zheng Xunrui's eyes were on fire, and he even thought that Hong Chengchou was crazy.

The mobilization of the army to fight is not child's play, the goal is not clear, it is not a matter of taking the lives of tens of millions of soldiers, if he carries out such an order, it will be to go crazy.

However, Hong Chengchou has Shang Fang's sword, and his power is too great, and everyone can think of Yuan Chonghuan, who once owned Shang Fang's sword, to kill Mao Wenlong, if he dares to openly disobey Hong Chengchou's order, who knows what the next step will be.

Shaanxi, Shanxi, Huguang, Sichuan all the armies, are concentrated in the direction of Henan, a new encirclement and suppression war, as if appeared again, but unfortunately out of Tongguan into Henan, is the Kanto Plain, the territory is open, want to copy the battle of the box gorge is not possible.

After receiving Hong Chengchou's letter, Zheng Xunrui did not move blindly, he locked himself in the wing room for a full day, and no one was allowed to disturb him, as for Xu Wanghua and others, they also fell into hard thinking, 30,000 troops were dispatched, this is not something to talk about casually, there are many things that need to be prepared.

In the wings, Zheng Jinhong, Yang He, Liu Zeqing, Hong Xintao, Hong Xingui and Hong Xinyu and others were all concentrated.

There was still a map on the table, and a very clear route was marked.

"According to the order of Lord Hong, the 30,000 troops of Yulin were dispatched to quickly enter the territory of Henan, and there was only one route for our march, that is, after leaving the customs, we took Mizhi, Suide, Qingjian, Fushi, and the central part of the country, and entered Baishui under the jurisdiction of Xi'an Prefecture, passed through Tongzhou and Chaoyi, and went out of Tongguan to enter Henan, which is the nearest route."

"The imperial court's mansion report, the total number of Liukou reached 300,000, all concentrated in Henan, the emperor ordered Lord Hong to go out of the customs, seize this precious opportunity, gather the army of five provinces to exterminate Liukou, on the surface, this is a good opportunity, in fact, Luo Rucai, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng and others, after experiencing the Carriage Gorge, they will learn a lesson from it, and will not repeat the mistakes of the past."

"Yesterday I thought about it all day, why the Liukou did this, their behavior is incomprehensible, and then I finally thought of a reason, do you still remember that when Chongzhen was in the fourth year, Wang Ziyong, Lao Huihui, Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong and other leaders of the Liukou gathered in Pingyang, Shanxi, and that time the Liukou achieved the first great alliance."

"The purpose of the Liukou gathering in Henan this time is to achieve the second great alliance."

Zheng Xunrui said this reason, so that everyone felt shocked, if this is the second great alliance of the Liukou, then the consequences are unimaginable, in the past, the Liukou fought separately, and the strength was not very strong, but once united, the imperial court could only mobilize more troops to encircle and suppress, and it was difficult for any army to deal with it alone.

"The Liukou are all concentrated in the direction of Bishui, their number is as high as 300,000, Bishui is not the best place to meet and meet, according to my judgment, Xingyang and Zhengzhou are the best places for them to unite again."

"Comparing Xingyang and Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou is of course the best choice, but Zhengzhou is well guarded, and if the Liukou want to take the city of Zhengzhou, they need to pay a heavy price, this is probably not the scene they want to see, so their best choice is to take Xingyang and achieve a great alliance here."

"The Liukou achieved a great alliance in Xingyang, they must know that the imperial court sent a large army to encircle and suppress, and they will never wait to be beaten passively in Xingyang, so they will divide their troops in the shortest possible time and break through from all directions to resist the encirclement and suppression of the imperial army."

"On the other hand, the deployment of the imperial army has not yet been fully formed, there is no key target for attack, and the marching speed of the imperial army is not fast, and the local food and grass supply needs to be provided everywhere, otherwise it will not be possible to carry out the next step.

"Luo Rucai and others, after experiencing the battle of Chezhou Gorge and learning experience, their combat effectiveness is stronger, they have a certain military quality, and their strength today is completely different from when they first rebelled."

"Lord Hong's order, you all know, to tell the truth, after seeing this order, I am very worried, the time to encircle and suppress the Liukou is indeed precious, but it is precisely because of the preciousness of time that before the army launches the operation, it is necessary to make a complete deployment, the so-called sharpening the knife does not mistakenly chop wood, at this time you need to be calm, the more anxious, the more helpless, the more likely it is to cause irreparable consequences."

"The order must be executed, but how to carry it out, whether to march towards Henan like a headless fly, or to march with a target after careful consideration, this is something we can decide."

"Starting from Yansui Town, to Xingyang, Henan, the road is as long as 2,300 miles, once entering the territory of Henan, the army's grain and grass, supplies and other aspects, need to pay special attention, soldiers and horses before moving grain and grass first, if there is a lack of grain and grass, no matter how strong the army, will lose combat effectiveness."

"The armies of all walks of life are approaching Henan, coupled with the looting of the Liukou in various parts of Henan, it is almost impossible for the local government to be fully responsible for the grain and grass of the army, but if the army carries enough grain and grass, this will delay the speed of the march, and by the time we are fully prepared and enter Henan, the Liukou is afraid that they will have already left Henan."

"So this battle is a huge test for us, long-distance running operations, speed is the first, Zheng Jiajun and Yulin Border Army have experienced nearly two years of training, this time is the best time to show their ability."

When Zheng Xunrui said this, his fingers left the map and clenched into fists.

"The current destination of the 30,000 army is Xingyang, Henan, as for whether there will be changes, it depends on the specific situation, today is December 17, the army is ready for the third day, and the December 20 departure."

"The 30,000 army is divided into two parts: the front army and the Chinese army, I serve as the commander of the army, Zheng Jinhong and Yang He are the deputy marshals, the front army is 15,000 people, including the eleven cavalry battalions of the Zheng family's army, the scout battalion, the pro-soldier battalion, and some of the soldiers of the law enforcement battalion, the 3,000 cavalry of the Yulin border army, led by me, Yang He, Hong Xintao, Hong Xingui, Hong Xinyu and other generals follow me, the Chinese army is 15,000 people, including the soldiers of the two Shenji battalions and law enforcement battalions of the Zheng family's army, and more than 12,000 foot soldiers of the Yulin border army, led by Zheng Jinhong, Most of the grain and grass of the army, the Chinese army is responsible for transportation, the front army is all cavalry, the marching speed is fast, the Chinese army is relatively slow, but it is also necessary to march at the fastest speed. ”

"It's the Spring Festival soon, this Spring Festival, many soldiers are probably in the march and fighting, this is no way to do things, the duty of the soldier is to protect the family and defend the country, after you go back, report safety with your family, and prepare to go."

Everyone went to prepare, but Liu Zeqing sat still and didn't move, when Zheng Xunrui was deployed just now, he listened very carefully, but the army went out to fight, and there was nothing for him, which was difficult for him, the general soldier of Yulin, to accept, but he couldn't openly debate with Zheng Xunrui, so he could only stay and fight for opportunities