Jingshan is not only the main peak of the Saga Mountains, but also the only way from Tongchuan to Sanyuan. In the midst of the mountains, the importance of the road is undoubted. Even the narrowest sheep intestine path is much less labor-saving than going over the mountains and mountains, so Li Zicheng's brigade can only move slowly along the road.

Soon, the vanguard of the camp came to a ravine. The path winds through the valley, and beyond is Jingshan Mountain. After crossing Jingshan, you will reach the border of Sanyuan County, and you will completely leave the mountain and enter the Qinchuan River for 800 miles.

However, Li Zicheng has been rebelling for many years, and has experienced hundreds of battles, large and small, and has indeed accumulated rich experience. He saw that this canyon was a typical terrain of "two mountains and one ditch", the mouth of the valley was very narrow, but the valley was relatively wide, just like a gourd-shaped. The cliffs on both sides are 100 feet high and covered with thorny thorns, making it extremely difficult to climb.

Li Zicheng was shocked and suspicious, thinking that this was a typical "Jedi", if there was an ambush on the top of the mountain, and when the large group of men and horses entered the valley, as long as the two ends were blocked, how many people would have to be trapped inside.

But there is only one way, and if you don't dare to go into the valley, you will either climb the mountain or you will have to go back the way you came. The army has been trapped in Tongchuan for many days, and now the morale has finally recovered, if it cannot pass quickly and take Jingyang County, the army's morale will be shaken.

Not all the generals in the camp were loyal to Li Zicheng, such as Hao Shaoqi and Tian Jianxiu were not his descendants. Thieves are like this, they can share blessings, but they are difficult to share with difficulties. When the morale of the army is shaken to a certain extent, the troops are in danger of dispersing. Li Zicheng didn't want Gao Jie's story to repeat itself, so he couldn't cross the canyon and hesitated.

Liu Zongmin was in a hurry, and said with a big grin: "As the saying goes, there is no turning back when you open the bow, we have all come here, how can we retreat?" Besides, it doesn't look like there are officers and soldiers here. If the general is not at ease, he can send a small force to explore the road first. ”

Li Zicheng respects Liu Zongmin's opinion very much, and there is really no better way to do it. So he immediately sent a partial general Liu Rukui and ordered him to lead 300 soldiers from his headquarters to cross the valley first.

Liu Rukui is not a fool, of course he knows that he is equivalent to the stone in "Throwing Stones and Asking for Directions". Once the official army really has an ambush, he will be a meat bun and a dog, and he will never go back. Despite 10,000 reluctance, Li Zicheng had already passed down the general's order, and Liu Rukui had no choice but to lead his troops into the valley, praying silently in his heart.

But he walked for miles in the valley until he came out of the other end of the valley, and there was no movement around him. Liu Rukui couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately sent a detective Ma Fei to report to Li Zicheng: There is no ambush in the valley, and you can pass with confidence.

When Li Zicheng heard the report, he relieved himself and asked the forward battalion to hurry into the valley. Because the entrance to the canyon was very narrow, the line of thieves had to be very long, Liu Zongmin and Hao Shaoqi were about to walk to the exit, and they had not finished entering this side. For a while, the canyon was crowded with people, and it was crowded.

At this moment, earth-shattering shouts of killing suddenly erupted from the mountains on both sides of the canyon, and then countless officers and soldiers emerged from the grass! The leader was none other than Zuo Guangxian, the general of Yan'an, who roared: "Block the valley mouth with falling rocks!" ”

With his command, countless stones fell from the sky. The bandwagon of the thieves is in chaos, and who is not afraid of a stone falling on his head?

But Li Zicheng is a generation of heroes after all, although he was surprised, he reacted extremely quickly. Seeing that the valley mouth was about to be cut off, he immediately ordered his men outside the valley to climb the mountain and attack, while the men and horses in the valley broke through the valley as soon as possible.

And his own army was also the strongest fighting force and the strictest military discipline in the camp, and immediately jumped off his horse when he heard the order, and quickly climbed to the mountains on both sides. At this time, no one thought that climbing the mountain was too tiring, and everyone understood that if they sat back and watched the officers and troops blockade the valley mouth, thousands of people in the forward battalion were crowded at the bottom of the valley, and they could be stoned to death by throwing a stone down, and the whole army would be wiped out in a while!

But the words "over the mountains and mountains" are easier said than done. Zuo Guangxian's men and horses climbed for a whole night to go up, and now Li Zicheng wants to go up the mountain quickly, how can it be so simple?

Moreover, Zuoguang saw the thieves climb the mountain, and quickly transferred the fire to them. The mountain is already very steep, and there are still stones thrown on it, and the difficulty can be imagined. From time to time, thieves were hit by falling rocks and fell down the hill screaming, and their flesh and blood were blurred.

However, Zuo Guangxian's 1,000 officers and troops were all cavalry, and they were not good at ambushes on high mountains. In addition, they also came from a long journey, and they were already very tired, and they were exhausted after throwing stones for a while.

What's more, Zhu Youzhen had an order in advance, as long as he could stop the enemy army, there was no need to fight with the thieves. Therefore, Zuoguang Prophet saw that the enemy had rushed halfway up the mountain and immediately ordered a retreat. They had already found a path down the mountain, and in a short time they found the stored war horses, mounted them and galloped away.

And the various departments that broke into the camp have become frightened birds, how dare they continue to move forward. Li Zicheng had to send 2,000 soldiers to climb the mountains and conduct a carpet search for half a day. After it was determined that there were no officers and soldiers, the brigade dared to pass in batches.

As a result, the time drags on for a long time. A small canyon that took the thieves three days to complete.

After counting, the thieves have paid hundreds of lives here! Li Zicheng didn't have the heart to worship any stone monuments or visit any historical sites, he was so angry that he thundered, but he had nowhere to vent, so he set fire to the mountain after all the troops passed!

In an instant, the flames soared, and the originally verdant and lush Sagayama became a flaming mountain, which could be seen dozens of miles away! The fire burned for seven days and seven nights, and countless birds and beasts in the mountains were burned to death, and the vegetation was completely destroyed.

It's a pity that both Qin Bing and Zuo Guangxian's men and horses have fled far away, and Li Zicheng's move has not helped his own situation at all except for destroying the ecological environment.

And with the buffer of these three days, He Renlong's men and horses finally arrived in Jingyang belatedly. Zhu Youzhen had also returned to Qinwangzhuang at this time, and he immediately made arrangements: let Zuo Guangxian and He Renlong garrison Jingyang County, and 1,000 Qin soldiers stationed in Qinwangzhuang, and the two cities formed a horn trend.

At this time, he was looking north from the unfinished castle, and the billowing smoke rising from the mountains of Saga, covering almost the entire northern half of the sky.

"I'll take care of your uncle!" Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but scold, "Okay, you Li Zicheng, just hit it, what are you doing by setting it on fire?" If I set fire to you, this king will have to destroy you! Come on, mobilize the whole city for me, Li Zicheng won't come if he comes, just cut him down when he comes, and avenge the innocent Sagayama! ”