Cao Wenzhao ordered a retreat, and the soldiers and horses under his command turned around and left, but it was inevitable that like other troops, some were scattered at this time, which was an absolute opportunity to cover up and kill in the back, but Niu Jinxing did not have the courage, you know, once the whole army charged, the formation would be gone, and it would be difficult to say who would kill the deer at that time

The Liukou didn't dare to chase indiscriminately, Cao Wenzhao hoped that they would chase, but there was no way to chase them, so he had to retreat, and after returning to the city of Zhashui Cao Wenzhao returned to the city, he was anxious, if so, wouldn't he sit back and watch the Liukou escape from under his nose

From the transfer to Shaanxi, he fought with the Liukou, it can be said that he did not taste defeat, and he was forced to retreat by the Liukou today, which is really annoying

However, General Cao had the demeanor of a general, and he quickly calmed down, thinking about the strategy of defeating the enemy and bringing troops for so many years, and naturally had rich combat experience, so he quickly came up with a method

This method is the usual trick of the Jurchens in Liaodong, the Jurchens are mainly cavalry, coming and going like the wind, when fighting, if they see the enemy entering the strict formation, they will retreat and not attack, and then find a good opportunity for the enemy to enter the battle at any time, there is always a time to relax, at this time, the Jurchen can rely on the fast mobility, kill the enemy into a surprise

Officers and soldiers and Jurchen several times, it can be said that they have suffered this loss, now that I think about it, I can also use this method, soldiers and horses around the Liukou, waiting for the opportunity, if you are always ready to fight, then I will not attack, but once your soldiers and horses are loosened, I will suddenly kill, want your life and, if you are vigilant all the time, when marching, the degree will inevitably slow down, reinforcements from other places, it is estimated that they will be able to come, and then concentrate superior forces, even if you form a formation, we can still eat you

Thinking of this method, Cao Wenzhao was not in a hurry, sat firmly in the city, scouted and rode out, to investigate the movements of the Liukou, and at the same time, he went to send a message to Shangluo, Hanzhong and Chen Qiyu's soldiers and horses, asking them to come quickly and exterminate Li Zicheng together

Let's talk about Li Zicheng's head, Cao Wenzhao retreated, Li Zicheng convened the generals of each battalion, held a meeting, and studied the next step of the plan In the meeting, Niu Jinxing proposed, we did not eliminate Cao Wenzhao this time, it can be said that there are endless troubles, let's march and go to Jinzhou, that is to pass through his territory, with his cavalry on the side, we have to be careful step by step, otherwise once he has the heart of the enemy and messes up, he will have a chance to take advantage of his cavalry to come and go like the wind, and when he can't keep it, he will kill it, let's resist in a hurry, It's bound to be hard to resist

Li Yan agreed, but then raised objections, and it was right to move forward steadily, but Chen Qiyu's army was behind, and reinforcements from Hanzhong and Shangluo came, if they walked slowly and were caught up by the officers and soldiers, it would be bad It would be best to come up with a way to destroy Cao Wenzhao's troops first, so that we could speed up the march

Li Yan's idea was very right, and Niu Jinxing also agreed, but if he wanted to destroy Cao Wenzhao's cavalry, it was easy to study it for a long time, and came up with a way to set up a suspicious formation, that is, to make the formation deliberately scattered a little, lead Cao Wenzhao to attack, and then when Cao Wenzhao killed, immediately formed a formation and made dumplings for him

Everyone felt that this plan was feasible, so they acted according to it

This method is okay, but there is a shortcoming, that is, the formation has just been rehearsed, and it is not yet familiar, and the troops do not dare to go quickly, and they dare not disperse too much, but they just deliberately make a scattered appearance, in fact, the battalions are still together

In this way, you are a fool when Cao Wenzhao, General Cao has been rolling on the battlefield for so many years, is it a temptation to the enemy, you can see it at a glance, you dare to fool me with this, when I am a three-year-old child, your troops look chaotic, but you still maintain a formation, the march is not fast, the order is not opened at all, my soldiers and horses are killed, you will immediately form a formation and you will have time to let you wrap me dumplings, who will I reason with, so, Cao Wenzhao will not attack at all, you go slowly, I will lead the soldiers and horses in the back to follow slowly, see who is in a hurry, Let's see who consumes whom, anyway, the reinforcements will arrive in three or five years, and then see what you will do?

Liukou maintained a formation to march, and in the evening, he had to set up camp carefully, so as not to sneak attack the officers and soldiers, this way of walking, it would be good to be able to walk forty miles in one day, normally speaking, from Zhashui to Jinzhou, two Yao can also arrive, but now it is used three Yao

Cao Wenzhao had already received Chen Qiyu's letter, and the army was sixty miles behind him, and he could arrive at it as soon as he died, and the other two soldiers and horses were near, and they could converge after half a day

Don't look at Li Zicheng doesn't know this, but he can guess that the officers and soldiers are too close

There were almost no defenders in Jinzhou City, but Li Zicheng did not even dare to attack, all the way to Pingli County in the southeast, as long as Pingli County, and then go south, that is, the territory of Sichuan officials and troops can not cross the province, and there are many mountains, suitable for their own march, they can definitely get rid of the officers and soldiers, whether it is to join with other Liukou, or to make a detour into Huguang and Henan

Considering these, Li Zicheng did not divide day and night, and the troops did not rest, and marched directly, but the degree of the march did not dare to mention

Cao Wenzhao saw that Li Zicheng marched on the 1st at night, and he had the intention to catch up, but Liukou fought to the death, and by the way, he notified the reinforcements, and came quickly to take a look at the map, he changed his mind and is now adventurous, he is still in danger, and he is not completely sure, in case the reinforcements are late, then it is not bad? And the map shows that there are two roads in front of you, one is the avenue, if the Liukou take the big road, after tonight, you will be exhausted, and you don't need reinforcements to come, you can eat these Liukou Another road is called the Carriage Gorge, this road is easy to enter and difficult to get out, the gorge is forty miles long, enough for Li Zicheng to walk for a while, as long as the intersection in and out is blocked, the Liukou is not yet captured

In Cao Wenzhao's plan, no matter how Li Zicheng goes, it will be certain death

Li Zicheng's soldiers and horses rushed overnight, at dawn, they were already exhausted, there were two roads in front, one was a big road, one was a canyon, Li Zicheng also had a map, knew that there was such a canyon, they hurried overnight, the purpose was to enter the canyon, because from the carriage gorge, it is the boundary of Sichuan, but although they have a map, but there is no Cao Wenzhao's details, only know that the name of this canyon is the carriage gorge, stretching for forty miles, not far from the valley is Sichuan

The reason why he hurried overnight was to enter the carriage gorge, in the canyon, Cao Wenzhao's cavalry would lose its advantage, he dared to chase in, Li Zicheng really dared to fight with him Besides, if you want to take the road now, it is already impossible, after driving the road all night, your subordinates are tired to death, if you walk in an open place, it is estimated that you don't need to enter the army of officers and soldiers, and Cao Wenzhao alone can eat them

Under the command of Li Zicheng, the Liukou entered the carriage gorge, Cao Wenzhao got the report, it was a great joy in his heart, what are you waiting for, Cao Wenzhao immediately ordered, fast horse forward, bypass the carriage gorge, block the exit in front and let the messenger soldiers use the fastest degree, notify other soldiers and horses, rush to reinforcements, one is to block the back, the other is to help in the front

In the carriage gorge, the width is not more than a zhang, the strange peaks on both sides are abrupt, the strange rocks are craggy, the ditches and ditches are innumerable, the terrain is extremely dangerous and only suitable for the infantry to march, the cavalry can not be used at all and walked for more than ten miles, Li Zicheng saw that the soldiers and horses under his command were really tired and couldn't stand it, so he ordered to rest on the spot, eat some food, sleep a little, and it was not too late to hurry, even if Cao Wenzhao came in, everyone had time to get up and resist

He thought well, but Cao Wenzhao didn't want to go in at all, detour to block the carriage gorge, need to take a lot of wrongful roads, fortunately riding a horse, the degree is also fast, less than three hours, and rushed to come to this side of the valley, Cao Wenzhao smiled, the exit here is much narrower than the entrance over there, just shoot the valley mouth with a strong bow and crossbow, and then order the soldiers to climb the cliff, push down the boulder, block it at the valley mouth, and the rogue will be unable to escape

Cao Wenzhao asked his nephew Cao Bianjiao to lead his troops to climb the cliff, but he didn't have to push down the stones now, just prepare more stones, and it would be enough, and when Li Zicheng's soldiers and horses arrived, it would be too late to push such a narrow opening, and you would have more than 30,000 rogues, and it would be impossible for them to gush out all at once

Everything was ready, and after another two hours, Cao Wenzhao got a report that Zuo Liangyu had arrived at the entrance with his army, and the reinforcements from Shangluo were approaching him, and within two hours, he could reach the troops of the governor Chen Qiyu, and in another twenty miles, he could reach the entrance of the carriage gorge and join Zuo Liangyu

After receiving a series of reports, Cao Wenzhao smiled, this time he could finally clear the rogues in Shaanxi

The Liukou in the gorge of the carriage did not know the situation outside the valley, slept beautifully, got up at dusk, ate a thousand grains, and continued to hurry to tell the truth, it is not easy to march in the valley, and now the reverence is three years of winter, in the canyon, the cold wind is blowing, the big guys light a fire, huddle together, and they are too tired to sleep

The soldiers and horses continued to advance, according to Li Zicheng's plan, before the fourth, out of the carriage gorge, walking at night, and sleeping in vain, also considering the premature qi, Bai Yao has the sun, which can be somewhat stronger than the night

Four before walking out of the carriage gorge, it stands to reason that there should be no problem, but he underestimated the terrain inside, the further he went, the narrower the road, and it was more difficult to walk until dawn, before he saw the end

"It's finally come to an end, brothers, work hard, everyone hurry up and get out, Sichuan is ahead"

Li Zicheng shouted, ordered the soldiers to lift their spirits, and the Liukou also saw hope in the fast advance, puffed up his strength, and walked out, the soldiers in front saw that there were still more than a dozen steps to get out of the valley, but at this time, they heard a series of loud noises

"Boom" "Boom" ...... Hearing the sound, the rogues were taken aback and hurriedly looked up, only to see countless boulders rolling down the mountain

"o ......"

Seeing such a scene, the rogues couldn't help but exclaim

To be continued