In November, the weather began to get cold, and the mountains and fields in the distance were covered with a thin layer of snow.

At the junction of Henan and Shaanxi, in the undulating mountains of the Qinling Mountains, 20,000 horses were marching in formation on the slightly muddy official road in the thin snow.

The soldiers were half-rolled with banners, weapons in their hands, a roll of blankets and hats behind their backs, water bags and war knives hanging from their waists, and they quickly headed towards Wuguan despite the invasion of the cold wind.

The army walked on the winding road like a big snake, and 20,000 horses and horses hurried with their heads bowed, and the scene was very spectacular.

At this time, on the side of the road, Gao Yihuan led several generals, rode horses and stood on a small slope, watching his subordinates, and marched towards Guanzhong.

Yes, Gao Yihuan did not go to Luoyang to fight with Kong Youde, but came to Guanzhong to inherit Lao Li's inheritance.

However, he is a native of Henan, and if he wants to inherit Lao Li's inheritance, he is still a little unjustifiable.

It's a pity that Lao Li doesn't have a yellow flower girl who is suitable for him, otherwise even if he looks cold and can't do it, Gao Yihuan will grit his teeth and grab it, sacrificing his hue and accepting it.

The information Gao Yihuan got was not perfect, he sent Wang Yingzhen to contact, and the five chess pieces arranged by Shandong wanted to find out the reality of the Qing army, as well as the people and horses sent to Guanzhong to investigate, but the news did not come back.

Although the news is limited, Gao Yihuan still judged that Li Zicheng had a high probability of slipping.

In order to prevent risks, Gao Yihuan made preparations with both hands, leaving the cavalry to harass the Qing army in northern Henan, and let Jin Shenghuan, Wu Shizhao and others lead more than 20,000 people to press the front line of Ruzhou.

He led 20,000 elite soldiers into Guanzhong and took Shangnan, Danfeng and other places.

Gao Yihuan doesn't like to be passive, and he doesn't like to guess.

He felt that Li Zicheng might slip away, so he would take down Shang Nan and Danfeng first.

As long as Li Zicheng's passage into southern Henan is controlled, no matter whether Li Zicheng really wants to escape, or if he wants to fight a decisive battle with the Qing army, it must become a decisive battle with the Qing army.

With someone Gao here, this responsible husband, Li Zicheng is decided.

If Li Zicheng fought a decisive battle with the Qing army, then Gao Yihuan would all come to cheer and cheer, and after Li Zicheng failed, he would still be able to collect the remnants of the Shun army and retreat into southern Henan.

If Li Zicheng wants to slip away, then I'm sorry, this road is not passable, Gao Yihuan will force him to fight a decisive battle with the Qing army to prevent the Shun army from rushing into southern Henan.

This time, he entered Guanzhong, the purpose was to establish a buffer zone, and at the same time, if Li Zicheng was defeated by the Qing army and his people were cornered, he would be able to gather a group of soldiers and generals to come over, share a little of Lao Li's inheritance, and then strengthen his own power.

After he made this move, Li Zicheng had no choice but to continue to resist the Qing army and shed the last drop of blood for the entire anti-Qing cause.

Shangnan is the main transportation road connecting Guanzhong and Henan, especially Wuguan near Shangnan County, which is the southeast gateway of Guanzhong.

Li Zicheng wanted hundreds of thousands of horses to go out of the customs, and he must still take the official road to Nanyang, so Gao Yihuan seized Shangnan and then sent people to choke the Danshui danger, which basically controlled the passage for Li Zicheng to escape from Guanzhong.

At this time, after two days of marching, 20,000 Wei Wu troops had arrived near Huayuantou, which was forty miles away from Shangnan County.

Gao Yihuan looked at it, and if he continued to move forward, he would be discovered by the Shun army, so he waved his hand and said, "Order the army to rest!" Come with me and take counsel. ”

The flag officer waved the command flag, and the soldiers who marched in immediately stopped, walked down the road, and then found a stone on both sides, brushed away the snow on it, and sat down to rest.

Several generals and Gao Yihuan went down the hill on horseback, and then laid a map on a large rock.

Gao Yihuan gathered around with everyone and said, "Wenxuan, you tell everyone about it!" ”

Bai Wenxuan stood up, pointed to the map and said: "If Li Zicheng wants to go south of Shangnan and Sichuan, one is to go to Wuguan by land, and the other is to go south along Danshui by land and water from Danfeng County. Li Zi has a large number of adult horses, and the possibility of going to Danshui is small, and most of them will go to Wuguan. Dashuai means that whether he wants to take land and water, or by land, we will take Wuguan and Danfeng. ”

As he spoke, he clicked on the map, "Danfeng, Wuguan, and Shangnan, these three places are all on Wuguan Road, and Wuguan is just between Danfeng and Shangnan." These three places are guarded by Yuan Shizhong of the small Yuan camp, who used to be known as 200,000 people, which is a hero. Originally, Li Zicheng wanted to kill him, but he was a little more excited, and when he saw that Luo Rucai was killed by Li Zicheng, he fled to Shangzhou with his men and horses, and expressed his support for Li Zicheng as emperor, so he escaped the catastrophe. ”

Originally, Li Zicheng should not have let Yuan Shizhong occupy such a key road, but Gao Yihuan did not rebel before, so Shangzhou was not so important, and Li Zicheng was busy attacking Beijing and did not regard Guanzhong as a foundation, so he didn't care, and when he wanted to move later, he was unable to do it, and his energy was completely restrained by the Qing army.

"Yuan Shizhong is not a descendant of the Shun army, and he was suppressed by Li Zicheng, and basically did not give money and food supplies. According to intelligence, most of his 200,000 horses were dismissed to farm, and now there are only more than 15,000 people guarding various places. ”

"How did Lao Yuan get mixed up like this?" Gao Yihuan couldn't help but sigh after listening to Bai Wenxuan.

When he was still a small leader with more than 50 brothers, Yuan Shizhong was already a giant with 200,000 people, and now he is really getting more and more confused.

Gao Yihuan took over Bai Wenxuan's words, "Yuan Shizhong is not satisfactory to Li Zicheng, and Ben Shuai thinks that this person can surrender." However, after all, this person is also a prince, and it is difficult to surrender directly, so we have to take Wuguan and Shangnan first, let him see the strength of my Wei Wujun, and then force him to land. Ben Shuai believes that he is a person who understands current affairs! ”

"Dashuai, then how do we fight Wuguan and Shangnan?" Wang Chang scratched his head and said.

Gao Yihuan said: "Shangnan is easy to attack, but Wuguan is difficult to fight. Now that Shangnan is in Wuguan, let's fight Shangnan first, and we will alarm the defenders of Wuguan first. Ben Shuai is going to take the Wuguan first, what can you do? ”

Zhao Daxian frowned and said: "Although Wuguan is not as good as Tongguan, and it has been abandoned in recent years, it is a famous pass after all, and it is not easy to attack it!" ”

Hu Dawei clenched his fists, "Dashuai, in the past few months, Guanzhong has transported a lot of food and firearms from us. How about we disguise ourselves as a team carrying grain and firearms to the Guanzhong and deceive the Wuguan? ”

There is no movement on the Shangnan side, and the defenders on the Wuguan side must have limited vigilance.

The team transporting grain from Huguang to Guanzhong has indeed not stopped, and there are still tens of thousands of stones of grain to this day, and the delivery has not been completed.

Gao Yihuan glanced at Hu Dawei approvingly, "Ben Shuai thinks this strategy is feasible. I'll leave it to you! ”

The next day, a caravan appeared on the official road, driving more than 50 carts, appeared in front of Wuguan, and the soldiers immediately lifted their spirits.

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