"You can send someone to reconnoiter and find out the battle situation, this reminder is not necessary, if the rogues really enter the Carriage Gorge, it will be a suicide, and at that time, there will be no need to be reminded by the official, Lord Chen naturally knows how to do it."

Xu Wanghua's face was slightly red, he knew what Zheng Xunrui meant.

"Yang He, quickly send scouts to the Hannan area to investigate, tell them, they must be extremely cautious, the big war is imminent, they must ensure their own safety, if the situation is urgent, do not investigate the situation in detail."

This discussion does not seem to have much to do with the Yansui Governor Yamen, and there is no half-dime connection with Zheng Jiajun, Jinzhou and Yulin border towns in Hannan, one in the northernmost part of Shaanxi, and the other in the southernmost part of Shaanxi, are far apart, more than 2,000 miles in a straight line, and they really don't need to pay too much attention.

But Zheng Xunrui's idea is different, in case the dilemma of the Carriage Gorge really happens, then it means that the process of history, there will be no changes for the time being, if you want to change history, he needs to make great efforts, and after the dilemma of the Carriage Gorge, the development of Liukou will quickly enter a peak period, which will continue until the twelfth year of Chongzhen, before falling into the trough again, but soon after it grew again, until the Ming Dynasty was overthrown.

Now that he has crossed over, his responsibility is to change history, some things can be allowed, but some things are never allowed, and the danger must be nipped in the bud.

Killed a Gao Yingxiang, it seems that the rogues have also developed and grown, and most of the sergeants under Gao Yingxiang's command are attached to Li Zicheng, so that Li Zicheng's strength has swelled rapidly, and Luo Rucai, Lao Huihui and Zhang Xianzhong and others are on an equal footing.

The winter wheat in Yansui has been harvested, although the quantity is not much, but there is finally some harvest, and the people in Yansui have already begun to store water, and they already know the importance of water storage.

The prefect of Qingyang Mansion was directly recommended by Zheng Xunrui, and the imperial court quickly agreed to his recommendation.

Luo Changluo, the former governor of Suide Prefecture, served as the governor of Qingyang Prefecture, and Sun Qimeng, the former governor of Yan'an Prefecture, served as the governor of Suide Prefecture, as for the candidate for the general judgment of Yan'an Prefecture, Zheng Xunrui would not be stupidly recommended, that needs to be considered by the imperial court, of course, in a short period of time, the imperial court will not consider it for the time being, after all, no one wants to go to Shaanxi.

After Luo Changluo took office, he used thunderous means to quickly stabilize the situation in Qingyang Mansion, and the government took out food to relieve the displaced people, and at the same time, each of the seven businessmen took out 5,000 stone of grain, a total of 35,000 stone of grain, and all of them were handed over to Qingyang Mansion.

Suide Prefecture is the largest prefecture under the jurisdiction of Yan'an Prefecture, and Luo Changluo acted in strict accordance with the requirements of Zheng Xunrui and Wen Zhenheng.

Chen Qiyu's careful preparation and accurate intelligence helped him get a good situation.

The Liukou who were active in the Zhuxi, Xunyang, Hanyin and Ziyang areas finally discovered the multi-way encirclement of the official army, and they also carried out some sporadic battles, but they found that the official army was well prepared, and as a last resort, they began to concentrate and unite in the direction of Jinzhou.

Luo Rucai, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng and others finally gathered together, the total number of troops under their command reached 210,000 people, which is a frightening number, but they are very clear about the combat effectiveness of the army, many of the people in the team are refugees from Henan, Shanxi and other places, these people have not gone through large-scale battles.

It is precisely because of this that Luo Rucai and the others will not choose to fight face-to-face with the imperial army, they must find the direction of retreat, please besiege the official army, this is their consistent combat method, and they have long been very familiar with it.

The leaders of the Liukou large and small discussed together, put forward their own opinions, just such a quarrel, it took two days, the opinions have not been able to be completely unified, they are facing a very crisis, the officials and troops from all sides surrounded, and finally Luo Rucai, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng After the three people discussed, they decided to evacuate in the direction of Zhenping, and it was definitely not possible to take the official road, they chose to retreat from the direction of the Huangyang River and Chezhou Gorge, and the decision to retreat towards Zhenping.

This qiē is completely consistent with Zheng Xunrui's analysis.

The biggest mistake of Luo Rucai and others was to forget that they had an army of 210,000 under their command, and such a large team, choosing to take the mountain road was equivalent to suicide, this was not a guerrilla war of small-scale troops, they chose to take the mountain road, thinking that it was not easy for the officers and soldiers to hunt down and fight, but the actions of their army were also troubled, even if it was a well-trained army, reaching more than 100,000 people, they would not choose to take the mountain road.

Choosing the official road, they can rely on the advantage in numbers to fight with the officers and soldiers, and they can even adopt the strategy of losing the car to protect the commander, so that the sergeants who are not strong in combat will entangle the officers and soldiers and become cannon fodder, and the elite troops will take the opportunity to break through.

It's a pity that these truths were only understood later.

After the army of rogues began to move, the weather was not beautiful, and continuous rainy weather came.

When the Liukou army crossed the Huangyang River and came to the Chezhou Gorge, they had no other choice but to enter the Chezhou Gorge, hoping to cross the Chezhou Gorge and go straight to Zhenping.

Chen Qiyu, who closely grasped the whereabouts of the Liukou, was overjoyed after learning that the Liukou retreated in the direction of Chezhou Gorge, you must know that the Liukou has an army of 210,000, such a huge team, even if the combat effectiveness is not strong, but if you want to exterminate them all, it will also cost a great price, a little careless, let the Liukou tear a hole, the consequences are unpredictable, after all, the four armies are united, the number is close to 150,000, the larger the team, the more people, the more difficult it is to command.

The battle was intermittent, and the combat effectiveness of the Liukou was indeed not very good, and several medium-sized battles ended with the crushing defeat of the Liukou, which greatly increased Chen Qiyu's confidence.

As the governor of the five provinces, responsible for the comprehensive eradication of the Liukou, Chen Qiyu is of course familiar with the terrain of various places, and everywhere he goes, the first thing he does is to check the map, the terrain of the Huangyang River and the Chezhou Gorge, he is very clear, and after the Liukou went in the direction of the Che Kou Gorge, he also specifically asked the local officials, and he already had a comprehensive and clear impression of the terrain and landform of the Che Gang Gorge in his heart.

Liukou is self-defeating this time, the Carriage Gorge is forty miles long, unusually narrow, and the terrain is dangerous, the most fatal thing is that the exit and import are very steep, as long as the army is sent to guard the entrance and exit, the sergeants trapped in the Carriage Gorge are powerless to return to the sky, and they cannot attack at all. Such a place is a nightmare for the army.

After carefully inquiring about the terrain, Chen Qiyu quickly made deployment arrangements, he and Lu Xiangsheng's troops divided into two routes, he led 100,000 troops to guard the direction of the exit of Chezhou Gorge, and Lu Xiangsheng led 50,000 troops to guard the direction of the entrance of Chezhou Gorge, waiting for the Liukou.

This arrangement is very correct and can be said to grasp the key.

After the battle plan was determined, Chen Qiyu and Lu Xiangsheng acted quickly, ordered the pursuing army to speed up the march, swooped in the direction of Che Gang Gorge, and in the shortest possible time, held the exit and entrance directions of Che Che Zh Gorge.

The army began to set up camp, and at the same time, in the direction of the exit and import, artillery and crossbows were placed, not to mention the narrow terrain at the exit and import of the Chezhou Gorge, which could not launch a large-scale charge, and even if it could be deployed, in the face of artillery and crossbows, it would be a death sentence, and it would not be able to rush out at all.

Chen Qiyu made a good arrangement, nearly 150,000 Liukou are still marching hard in the Chezhou Gorge, the continuous rainy weather, and the pursuit of the officers and soldiers, so that they have suffered huge losses, before entering the Chezhou Gorge, the number of sergeants killed and left the team is close to 60,000, but the main force is still there, and the loss of those sergeants is not particularly distressing.

After entering the Carriage Canyon, Luo Rucai, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng and others found that the situation was not right, they were not familiar with the topography of the Carriage Gorge, and after entering, they found that this place was not suitable for the army to walk at all, the roads on both sides of the canyon were very narrow, and there was the Huangyang River passing through in the middle, coupled with continuous rain, a little careless, fell into the river, and there was no chance of survival.

The men and horses walked in the Carriage Gorge, exhausted, and if they were in the Carriage Gorge for too long, they would not need the attack of the officers and soldiers, and they themselves would collapse.

Realizing the severity of the problem, Luo Rucai, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng and others quickly issued an order after discussing it, they must pass through the carriage gap as fast as possible, not to make the slightest stop, to abandon all heavy firearms such as artillery, and not to keep anything that hinders the advance of the army.

It's a pity that the order of Luo Rucai and others came too late, and some sergeants were reluctant to discard the artillery that was finally captured, these artillery pieces had a huge effect when attacking the city, so the speed of the march was still very slow, and it was only until Li Zicheng personally supervised and ordered everyone to push the artillery into the Huangyang River, and the speed of the army's advance was slightly faster.

The distance of forty miles, according to the advance speed of the army, should have been completed in half a day, but unfortunately three days passed, and the vanguard of the army approached the exit of the Chezhou Gorge.

By the time they quickened their march, the officers and troops outside the canyon had already made preparations.

The roaring Huangyang River seems to be watching the impending tragedy