Entering Songpanwei, I didn't go far, and the scene completely changed.

There is less and less green to see, and the desert run-in meadows are beginning to appear, and the scenery here is very similar to the Hetao area, and if it were not for the guide to lead the way, it would be really inconvenient for the army to move.

The soldiers of the Jiangning battalion were able to adapt to such an environment, they had penetrated into the Hetao area many times, and had basic experience in fighting in the desert and grassland, although they could not be regarded as completely adapted and proficient. With a guide to lead the way, they marched at a fast pace.

He Renlong has already begun to think, this time leading 5,000 soldiers to completely exterminate the Liukou, the army has no other reliance, it must be made an accurate judgment based on intelligence, and there can be no mistakes, otherwise in the vast desert and grassland, there will be no reinforcements, for the tactical arrangement, He Renlong has always kept in mind Su Tiancheng's entrustment.

Attack the heart first, this is Su Tiancheng particularly emphasized the four words, the remnants of the rogue has become a frightened bird, always on the verge of collapse, when you see the attack of the imperial army, especially the attack of the Jiangning battalion soldiers, it must not be able to bear, but how to minimize the casualties of the Jiangning battalion soldiers, there is learning, the political offensive has basically been in place, the news of Li Zicheng's demise has spread to every corner of Sichuan, Luo Rucai must also know the way, including the Liukou who stayed in Bazhou, He also surrendered to the imperial court, and in this case, it is better to first disintegrate the rogues, and then deal a devastating blow.

He Renlong's biggest task is to capture or kill Luo Rucai alive, and he can't complete this task, even if he exterminates the team of the rogues, it can't be regarded as completing the task.

In the territory of Songpanwei, there are many passes, such as what to say about the naturalization pass, the Ye Dang pass, and so on. Every pass means that there are sergeants stationed, and these sergeants are not the army of the imperial court, but the army of Tusi, and Songpan is a famous border town in history. Known as the gateway to western Sichuan, the imperial court has always attached great importance to it, in the early Ming Dynasty, the imperial court once sent a large army to be stationed here, but after the Wanli period, due to the rise of the Mongolian tribes, and the Jin slowly unified the Mongolian tribes, Songpan suffered many attacks, and the imperial army slowly declined. The army that rules here is gradually dominated by the Tusi army.

The Mongol tribes have always coveted Songpan, but because of their limited capabilities, they are unable to launch a full-scale attack on Songpan.

The imperial army stationed in Songpan was in a very bad situation, and it could even be said that it was very miserable, and most of the places in Songpan were grasslands and deserts. The benefits of the military tun are not large, and the imperial court is in difficulty. It was impossible to pay the full amount of military salaries, so the survival of the garrison army became a problem, and the attention of the imperial court was mainly concentrated in Liaodong. Secondly, he paid attention to Shaanxi and other places, and ignored the military focus of Songpan.

There are also a lot of bandits in Songpan, and many bandits enter from the mainland, which is their safe haven. Some bandits even colluded with the army to plunder the common people, and the imperial army was too busy to take care of itself.

Songpanwei this place, there is another point, that is, the news is very congested, the Tusi army stationed at various passes, Yelang is arrogant, he doesn't know the situation in the outside world, and he always thinks that his army is the most powerful.

The most important point is that Songpan is dominated by Tibetans, and the Tibetans still implement the slave system, and Tusi is one of the largest slave owners, including the army, cattle and sheep, grain and other materials, all of which are the private property of the slave owners, and they have the power of life and death, and their orders are more effective than the emperor's orders.

Fighting in such a place is different from fighting in the interior.

When leaving Huangyang Pass and entering the territory of Songpan, He Renlong specially explained to the soldiers, he didn't understand the last requirement put forward by Su Tiancheng, that is, to respect the local people, respect the local customs, and don't do things that anger the local people, such as not touching the top of the local people's heads with your hands, even if it is a child, the army is conscripted, where will pay attention to these details, but Su Tiancheng put forward a request, He Renlong still has to do it.

Along the way, traces of the Liukou food and lodging could be found at any time, and not far from the hyoid bone, even signs of the Liukou army were found, which made He Renlong very happy.

After five days in Songpan, the scouts in charge of reconnaissance finally discovered the situation.

After Su Tiancheng and Hong Chengchou discussed, they specially sent a hundred of the most experienced scouts to join the army of 5,000.

"General, more than a hundred miles away from the Red Plains, traces of Liukou's activities have been discovered."

"Oh, what's the detail."

"The subordinates have investigated, Hongyuan belongs to the jurisdiction of the Mang'er Pacification Division, and the Liukou has a great activity track in these places, and it seems that there is no interference, if the Liukou passes through the Hongyuan and advances more than fifty miles, you can enter the Duogandu Division."

"Continue the investigation and report the situation at any time."

Relying on the gold, silver, treasures and food in his hands, Luo Rucai finally formed a tacit understanding with the officers of the Mang'er Pacification Division, the two sides did not interfere with each other, and the rebels rested near the Red Plains, and after rectification, they officially entered the Duogandu Division, Luo Rucai also spent a lot of money to buy some war horses, and after entering the Duogandu Division, these war horses can play an important role.

Here, there is almost no source of Luo Rucai, and he doesn't know what to say, the five thousand Jiangning battalion soldiers led by He Renlong have slowly approached, and the two sides will soon start fighting.

September 20, 11th year of Chongzhen.

The temperature in the Hongyuan area has dropped, the temperature during the day is below ten degrees Celsius, and the temperature at night may drop below zero, which is also the temperature, the impact on the army is great, when the righteous army set off, I didn't think of this problem, in order to solve the problem of the sergeant's cold, Luo Rucai had to spend gold and silver again, and buy clothes and bedding at a high price in the local area.

The preparation of the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion is much more sufficient, and cotton clothes have already been prepared.

The two armies met very suddenly.

Luo Rucai is stationed in a small town, there are few people here, there are few houses, outside the town, most of the places are grasslands, there are no trees in sight, and he is about to leave the red plain and enter the Duogandusi, Luo Rucai is more and more indifferent to the situation outside, he is thinking about how to gain a foothold after entering the Duogandusi.

Luo Rucai didn't even set up the necessary guards, and after reaching an agreement with the officers of the Mang'er Pacification Division, he didn't need to care about the vigilance, as for the Jiangning battalion and the imperial army, it was estimated that they were still celebrating in the capital.

When the army led by He Renlong suddenly appeared outside the town, Luo Rucai's face was bloodless.

The commanders of the two armies finally came face to face.

He Renlong and Luo Rucai have never met, but Shuai Qi says it all.

In fact, the two armies basically did not have to fight.

Knowing that they were surrounded by the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion, the fighting spirit of the Liukou soldiers disappeared completely, they did not think of resistance, they also thought that it was impossible to meet the Jiangning battalion, and the 90,000 troops led by Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, were defeated under the hands of the Jiangning battalion, there were less than 10,000 people here, I am afraid that there was no need to fight, and it collapsed first.

He Renlong is eyeing him, Luo Rucai has no fighting spirit at all, and the outcome of this battle has been decided.

He Renlong thought of Su Tiancheng's entrustment, and spoke loudly to Luo Rucai, who was not far away.

"Presumably you are Luo Rucai, nicknamed Cao Cao, this official is the imperial envoy of Zuo Yandu, the commander of the infantry battalion of the Jiangning battalion, He Renlong, nicknamed He Maniac, the official led the army of the Jiangning battalion, and came to encircle and suppress you, the general trend of the rogue has gone, Li Zicheng was escorted to the capital and beheaded, the official does not want to be ruined, if you lay down your arms, the officer can consider sparing the life of the sergeant."

He Renlong had never said such a thing, and although it was specially instructed by Su Tiancheng, he was still a little embarrassed when he said it.

Luo Rucai was silent for a while, there was no point in resisting, looking at the sergeant behind him, he had no fighting spirit, once he fought, it was equivalent to a lamb that was slaughtered.

"Lord He, I, Luo Rucai, rebelled in the first year of Chongzhen, more than ten years have passed, and it is enough, after the defeat of King Li Zicheng, I knew that the general trend of the Dao had gone, and I could surrender, but it was also conditional."

He Renlong, who was holding back his strength and was about to launch an attack order, was a little caught off guard when he heard Luo Rucai say this, and almost scolded, he had worked so hard to run so far, the purpose was to do a big job, looking at the situation in front of him, he might not be able to move, this kind of taste is very uncomfortable.

Thinking of Su Tiancheng's entrustment, He Renlong, who had a dark face, nodded.

"Lord He, these sergeants have followed me for many years, they are not much guilty, they just rebelled according to our requirements, and please spare them, as for me, I will dispose of them as I like."

He Renlong almost thought that he had misheard, so he surrendered without resistance.

In fact, this is what He Renlong didn't expect, the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion suddenly appeared here, Luo Rucai and Liukou did not have the slightest preparation, their morale was already low, and it was impossible to compete with the Jiangning battalion, rather than making senseless resistance, it was better to surrender.

Luo Rucai quickly dismounted and asked the soldiers around him to tie him up.

The sergeants behind him all lowered their weapons and surrendered.

He Renlong has no choice, this situation, he didn't expect it, but the people have already laid down their weapons, and it is impossible to continue to kill, which is not allowed by the Jiangning camp, and he can't go against it.

There was also a letter on his body, which was left by Su Tiancheng, telling him to open the letter after the battle was over.

At this time, the battle that had not yet begun had ended, and He Renlong opened the letter.

After reading it, He Renlong immediately issued an order.

A hundred people from the scout camp, plus a thousand soldiers, escorted Luo Rucai and other important officers, returned to Chengdu as quickly as possible, handed over these people to Qin Liangyu, and the rest of the prisoners were escorted to Long'an Mansion and handed over to the local government. (To be continued......)