This is really a trap, Liang Zhenfang is waiting for five miles behind the pass with 3,000 fast troops. There was a big river in front of the pass, which could not be opened, and Li Yan gave them instructions and allowed a large range of deep penetration outside the pass, so he asked the soldiers guarding the pass to withdraw at night and let the Qing army in.

He didn't make a decision blindly, either. In the past few days, scouts and detectives from all over the country have found traces of the Qing army in six or seven places along the Great Wall, and there are not many troops. Five or six thousand more, two or three thousand less. And everything else is pretentious, except for the wall road, which is fiercely attacked. Since this Qing army wants to rush in and plunder, it is better to leave them all in the pass.

But he waited for a long time, and he didn't wait for the Qing army to come. In the afternoon, the people who were monitoring the front came back to report that the Qing army was still standing still and did not seem to have any intention of coming in.

"What a bastard!" Liang Zhenfang said disdainfully: "There is an empty Guancheng, they don't dare to move, it's really getting more and more boring." ”

He is ready here, even if the Qing army does not come in, as long as he occupies the city, he can use the stone thrower and artillery to destroy the Qing army in large numbers. After two days of fighting, he knew that the Qing army did not bring a few cannons, so the Qing army would not have much advantage even if it occupied Guancheng. He just wants to seize the Qing army to fight now, otherwise the Qing army is so mobile, even if he is a fast force, there is nothing he can do to take the Qing army.

At this time, Mr. Bai, who was guarding the pass, came over, accompanied him carefully, and said: "General Liang, since the Qing soldiers dare not come in, I think we should go back to guard the pass." The villagers are all hiding outside, and it is not easy to be cold and freezing this day. ”

Their team is all military households in Guanhou Village. Originally, most of them had no land and became tenant farmers, but after Li Yan occupied the Great Wall, these people joined the army again and had their own land. As for the landlords here, they were moved to other places by Li Yan in the form of replacing land. In this way, these soldiers are guarding the pass, and behind them is their own home, so they will naturally fight for their lives. But because of this, they are always a little childish, and they only have their homeland in their eyes.

Liang Zhenfang said unceremoniously: "Lao Hu, you can't just see those altars and jars in your house, if you can put the Qing army in and annihilate it, what is missing in your family, I will compensate you for something, and then replace you with a big tile house." The people lived in their tents, with charcoal fires and food, so what was there to worry about. ”

Old Hu nodded yes resignedly. They were more worried about the grain grown in the fields, but now that General Liang had promised compensation, they had nothing to say. Although they entered Li Yan's system late, they had no trust in Li Yan and his subordinates. The officials under Li Yan said that they would give them the land, and they really gave it to them, so what else did they not worry about?

And outside the pass, Hauge was still hesitant, although he knew that the gate was empty, and even the villages behind it were empty, but he still didn't dare to let the troops enter the pass, even if he occupied the pass. At this time, what kept flashing in his mind was the raging fire on the head of Shanhaiguan City, the miserable wails of the soldiers, and he did not dare to try to occupy this Great Wall pass leading to the pass.

Liang Zhenfang waited all night, but still did not wait for the Qing army to come in, so he no longer insisted and asked the defending troops to go back to set up defenses.

Hauge, who received the news, was finally relieved, and he finally didn't have to worry about it anymore. At the same time, there is a little bit of smugness. At least he saw through Li Yan's petty tricks and didn't let his troops suffer greater losses.

In fact, if Liang Zhenfang wants to attract the Qing army, he can do a good job. For example, the withdrawal of more than 300 soldiers reinforced from the rear made the soldiers who originally defended the city really unable to hold on. But he didn't dare to do this, this kind of cold-blooded approach, although it may be exchanged for greater results, but it may also lose the hearts of some people. He won't do this kind of thing because of small things.

At this time, Li Yan, who had returned to Kaifeng, received a report from Li Mu. After learning that the Qing army was only sending a small number of troops to bluff, he did not continue to go north, and asked Li Mou to coordinate the defense along the Great Wall in Beijing and continue to pay close attention to the movements of the Qing army.

At the same time, he ordered the troops in Shaanxi to continue the offensive, capture the Hanzhong area as soon as possible, and build a rear base for Irichuan. Nanyang's troops, on the other hand, continued to maintain a state of vigilance, and did not take the initiative to attack Li Zicheng, who had already retreated to Xiangyang, for the time being, and waited for a more favorable opportunity.

The main thing is that there are not many troops there, less than 20,000 left, and there are very few cavalry, which cannot complete the task of taking the initiative. It is still necessary to wait a little longer, replenish the troops and equipment, and send some more cavalry, which is a good time to take the initiative.

But Li Zicheng, who withdrew to Xiangyang, did not have Li Yan's indifference. Because he just received the news, Niu Chenghu, Zuo Xian, Zheng Jiadong and others in the northwest rebelled. However, Dang Shousu and others, who were originally ordered to mobilize some troops back to Shaanxi for reinforcements, were suddenly attacked by the troops surrendered by the former Ming Dynasty when they received the order to enter Sichuan, and the losses were not small. The troops of the former rebel army who remained in various places suffered heavy losses.

Li Zicheng was confused, going back and forth in the dormitory in Xiangyang. He muttered, "It's over, it's over." The northwest is in chaos, and there is no hope for Sichuan, how can it change so quickly? I don't care for them, let them continue to command the generals of their subordinates, let them be alone, and the titles and rewards are on par with the old brothers, but how can they not be grateful at all? Shameless, shameless. ”

Gao Guiying persuaded: "Self-contained, don't mess with yourself." Didn't we plan it all before we came to Xiangjing this time? Even if the northwest forces can't come over and converge, and Sichuan is not landed, it's not a big deal. ”

"Alas," Li Zicheng sighed, "although the words are so, they are becoming more and more unfavorable to us. If there is no containment from Sichuan, even if it occupies Jiangnan in the future, it will have to face the provocation of the Yellow Tiger. I'm afraid that Li Yan hasn't come over in the future, so we will have to discuss life and death with the eight kings. ”

Gao Guiying reminded: "That's for later." What we have to do now is to take down Jiangnan as soon as possible, otherwise without Li Yan's hands, Zhang Xianzhong will also come to trouble us. He now controls a huge territory, and his manpower, material resources, and financial resources are much stronger than ours. As for dealing with Li Yan together in the future, he shouldn't be a fool. The key is still in Jiangnan, if Jiangnan is not occupied, everything is empty. ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Li Zicheng nodded slowly: "You're right, our first task now is to go east along the river and occupy the south of the Yangtze River!" ”

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