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In Lushun, the Ming army is resettled from all over southern Liaoning to move from the Han people one after another, a total of more than 60,000 people, except for the 6,000 young and strong people who are singled out, the rest of the people are in accordance with the armor protection system.

In the battle of crossing the sea last year, the Jinzhou army relocated more than 280,000 Han people from Liaodi, more than 50,000 people were frozen and starved halfway, and less than 230,000 survived in the end. Among them, 170,000 people were transported to Dengzhou by the Jinzhou Navy Division, which took four months. The remaining 60,000 people were placed in Lushun nearby.

Lushun was the left of the Ming Jinzhou, after the Qing army captured Lushun, the castle was expanded on the basis of the original left center. When the Huanglong army attacked Lushun, the buildings in the city were damaged to a certain extent, and after the Jinzhou army recovered Lushun, out of the consideration of establishing a bridgehead in southern Liaoning, Dayong ordered the renovation of Fort Arthur, thinking that the frontier of Liao would be restored in the future.

There is a Nanguan in front of Lushun, and there is a military port in Lushunkou in the back, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and can get support from the sea at any time, which can be called the best outpost in southern Liaoning.

Dayong planned to build Lushun into a military base with 100,000 people and 20,000 to 30,000 garrisons, and with Lushun as the central axis, it established a commercial and trade center with Korea and Phi Island in the east, Jinzhou and Ningyuan in the west, and Denglai in the south.

To put it bluntly, this trade center is to transport the fur specialties of Liaodong to the interior of the Ming Dynasty, and then transport the goods of the Ming Dynasty from the mainland to North Korea, so as to support the Jinzhou army with the profits of this trade.

Dayong has begun to use the water division to buy food from Jiangnan and other places, and now the Jinzhou army is short of food instead of gold and silver.

Dengzhou and Lushun are limited by the terrain, it is difficult to large-scale military camps, affected by natural disasters, and the output is also limited, and the Jinzhou army in the Dayong plan will expand to 100,000 people, so it is difficult to rely on Dengzhou and Lushun alone to support this army.

Since ancient times, wars have been fought with money and food, and without money and food, this war cannot be fought. Of the two, the latter is heavier, and if you can't even eat enough on your stomach, what's the use of taking a bunch of silver.

Although sea trade can bring huge profits, it is not easy to convert these profits into food.

Fortunately, everything has already begun to work, and it will not be long before the envoy sent to Jiangnan should be able to bring back good news, after all, Dayong now has those high-quality goods in hand that the merchants could never dream of, and there are also large sums of gold and silver stolen from Dongyu that can support his large expenses.

Merchants are profit-seeking, and Dayong believes that as long as the price he offers is enough to tempt those merchants, then the grain he needs will be sent in a steady stream, and even some of the grain that should have been on the canal will be sent to Dengzhou.

Everything began to get on track, but with the sharp increase in affairs, the restructuring of the Jinzhou Army and the addition of local affairs yamen in Dengzhou and Lushun became more and more urgent.

Dayong has a headache, he has never been an official who is good at civil affairs, so he decided to use a group of traitorous officials who have been exonerated and let these guys who have read books act according to their own wishes. But it's really difficult to give them a name, Dayong doesn't have the power to appoint and dismiss officials, and even his Jinzhou Army is temporarily hanging the official position appointed by him Shi Dayong, and there are only a few district commanders who really have military positions in the imperial court.

The name is not right, Dayong now wants to be recognized and delegated by the imperial court, so that he can have the military and political jurisdiction of Dengzhou and Lushun, and it is best to follow Sun Yuanhua's old example and set up a Denglu governor to facilitate management. But these are pure extravagant hopes under the premise that Dayong will not enter Beijing for a day, and after Dayong enters Beijing, he does not dare to guarantee that the imperial court will give him what he wants.

Time, Dayong needs time now, and he is waiting for the day when the imperial court will no longer suspect him but desire him.

After all, this day is not far off.

When he saw that the latest Tang newspaper said that Chen Qiyu had surrounded Gao Yingxiang in the carriage gorge, Dayong was even more confident about the arrival of this day

Under the inducement of Zuo Liangyu, Gao Yingxiang led his troops into a valley, and the road in the valley was quite flat, but it was only more than a foot wide, and it was difficult to move quickly.

The night is thick, in order to illuminate, the thieves lit the torches, but the mist in the valley is steaming, Rao is connected into a fire dragon, what you see is only three or five zhang away, the mountains and rocks on both sides become foggy, the strange peaks are abrupt, the strange rocks are craggy, as if to rush to the face. This kind of strange image makes the thieves all speculate.

After walking for nearly an hour, it is estimated that the brigade behind also entered the valley, Gao Yingxiang ordered An to make a meal, and led Zhang Miaocai, Gao Yigong and others to the front to inspect and check, but saw Li Zicheng leading Gu Junen to hurry over, and asked: "King Chuang, what is here?" ”

"It must be the Carriage Gorge. What about Zhang Debao? Call him over and ask. ”

Gao Yingxiang looked around, but there was no figure of Zhang Debao, and he couldn't help but sink in his heart. Zhang Miaocai and the others saw that Zhang Debao was gone, and they were all anxious, and they sent people to look for them, but they couldn't find where the person was.

"What should I do?" Li Zicheng asked Gu Junen on the side in a low voice.

Gu Junen frowned and looked up at the surrounding terrain, and then said to Li Zicheng: "General, it doesn't matter whether there is a carriage gorge here, the important thing is that the two peaks of this valley are confronted, the situation is dangerous, easy to enter and difficult to get out, we tens of thousands of horses are crowded in such a narrow place, once the officers and soldiers hold the valley mouth on both sides, the front and back are sandwiched, and the wings will not escape, don't stay here to camp!" ”

Li Zicheng was shocked when he heard this, and said urgently: "Then you quickly talk to King Chuang!" Before the words fell, a cannon rang out on the mountain, a stone rain fell, and as countless rockets were fired, the tent grain and grass suddenly burst into flames.

Everyone shouted in surprise and dodged, and Li Zicheng shouted, "Rush out of the city with me!" Swinging the knife and rushing forward, walking less than a few miles, countless rocks have already piled up in front of him, blocking the valley mouth tightly, the lanterns and torches on the mountain are illuminated, dozens of battle flags are hunting, and one of his big men Ha Lu Ha Da Lu smiled and said: "Rogue, do you still recognize us?" ”

Li Zicheng took a closer look, it was the missing Zhang Debao, and his heart suddenly felt like a hammer impact, and he shouted violently: "Zhang Debao, it's a good man who comes down to win or lose with us, what kind of hero is calculated with such poison?" ”

"Hahaha...... You grass coward who doesn't know how to die, you are still stubborn when you reach such a situation! To tell you the truth, we are not Zhang Debao, we are Zuo Liangyu, the deputy general of Changping! Hmph, you wait for the thieves to be trapped here, and life is retribution! Tell you to wait, this kind of clever plan was thought up by Chen Dashuai, if you can't swallow this breath, it won't work, I'm afraid you won't see him. Zuo Liangyu waved the command flag, and the mountain was full of arrows, and Li Zicheng and the others hurriedly retreated. Under the rain of arrows, at least a thousand thieves and soldiers were shot, and the valley was full of wails for a while.

The Ming army only surrounded the thief army in the valley, and did not attack, but only suppressed the thief army to counterattack by virtue of its geographical advantages. Gao Yingxiang commanded the major leaders to organize the brave men to rush several times and did not break through the encirclement of the Ming army, but instead buried the lives of thousands of heroes, on the other hand, the Ming army almost did not have a single casualty, which made the tens of thousands of thieves in the valley feel desperate.

In the second half of the night, it rained heavily, drenching the tent with clothes. After tossing all night, Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng, Zhang Miaocai, Chuang Qitian and others were hungry, cold, and exhausted.

The sky was slightly bright, Gao Yingxiang passed the order, and all the leaders gathered in the Chinese army camp to discuss countermeasures. Li Zicheng told Li Guo and others that the officers and soldiers only wanted to be trapped, not to fight in the valley, to be careful of the cold arrows on the mountain, and not to act rashly, and then took Gu Junen and hurried to the camp. Along the way, I looked around and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. I saw that the cliffs on both sides were steep, like a knife and an axe, straight into the clouds. It was early summer, the forest and grass were dense, and the thorns were all over the place, and it felt even more narrow and gloomy, and it was difficult to walk.

At this time, Gao Yingxiang also saw the terrain in the valley clearly, and couldn't help but secretly complain, he was careless for a while, and he actually lured people into a desperate situation, there was no way to go to the sky, there was no way to enter the ground, and he was trapped and died here, which was the life of tens of thousands of brothers! Suddenly covered in cold sweat and filled with remorse.

The big camp was built in a narrow and tortuous cave, with torches lit, and a flat boulder was surrounded by Gao Yingxiang, Scorpion Block, and Zhang Miaoshou, all with heavy expressions, and Gao Yingxiang's right shoulder was tied with a white belt, which had been soaked in blood. He stepped forward and asked, "King Chuang is injured?" ”

"Don't worry, I've been hit by an arrow. The arrowhead has been removed and the gold sore medicine has been applied. Gao Yingxiang smiled and raised his right arm slightly to show that the injury was not serious, but the pain made the corners of his mouth twitch twice, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

The scorpion block looked at Li Zicheng, and said with a smile: "It's all hurt to the bones, how can it not be serious?" Become a brother, you lead a good road! I'm afraid you won't be able to escape this catastrophe this time, shouldn't you collude with that Zuo Liangyu and sell us? ”

Li Zicheng was stunned, his heart was so sour that he didn't know how to justify, and someone at the entrance of the cave shouted: "If he dares to be so unrighteous, let's spare him!" ”

With the words, Zhang Xianzhong strode forward, sat down by himself, and said to the scorpion block: "If he votes for the official army, what will he do in the camp?" Just stay on the hill and wait to collect the corpse, why bother to accompany us! ”

Gao Yingxiang also said strangely: "I asked Zuo Liangyu to lead the way, what is the matter with Guan Zicheng?" ”

The scorpion block knew that he had overspoken, smiled bitterly, and covered up: "I have a brother who collects the corpse for me, but I am blessed, I have a whole corpse, maybe there is a coffin, it is better than cutting those officials and soldiers with knives and slashing them to a pulp, and feeding the tigers and wolves in the mountains!" ”

Zhang Xianzhong slapped him and shouted, "Why are you so depressed! Let's stay in the valley, if he comes to kill one by one, kill one more and earn one, what are you afraid of? ”

"It's good if the officers and soldiers are willing to come in, fight to the death, or have a glimmer of hope of escaping, I'm afraid that they will stick to the fight, our grain and grass will be burned a lot, can we survive for a few days? Hunger is starvation. ”

Gao Yingxiang's face was solemn, sighed, and said worriedly: "There are heavy soldiers at the north and south exits of the carriage gorge, and there are cannons and strong crossbows on the mountains on the east and west sides, and our nearly 100,000 brothers are besieged here, many soldiers have been wounded by arrows, and in the heavy rain, there is nowhere to hide, and there are rust stains on the swords and armor, and many arrow feathers have fallen off and can no longer be used, morale is low, and people's hearts are floating. It is necessary to think of a way as soon as possible, otherwise one day of delay will be one more day of danger. ”

Zhang Xianzhong slapped his thigh and said, "Rush out!" Otherwise, nesting in this narrow valley will be a dead end sooner or later. ”

Gao Yingxiang shook his head and said: "It's not a good way to break through, we are at the bottom of the valley, the officers and soldiers are at a high place, and we are guarding according to the danger. If we blindly rush to kill, it is tantamount to hitting the knife with our lives. Now that morale is low, another defeat will only lead to chaos, and once the army's mind changes, it will not be able to be restrained. ”

Everyone was silent for a while, and Li Zicheng suddenly felt that the moisture in the cave had increased a little. Gao Yingxiang saw that everyone's expressions were different, and he got up and waved at everyone: "I, Gao Yingxiang, swear to live and die with all my brothers, and I will never forget my righteousness and sell myself for glory!" The matter is critical, we must not be suspicious of each other, as long as we work together, this is not a desperate situation. ”

Zhang Miaoshou disagreed, and asked rhetorically: "What is it that is not a desperate situation?" It's better to be relieved of yourself! In my opinion, it's the final battle! When you are too hungry to hold a knife or gun, you will only have to be slaughtered! ”

The scorpion block said: "It's better to break up the gang, break it into pieces, take care of everyone, pretend to be woodcutters and mountain people, and avoid this level first." ”

Zhang Xianzhong teased: "My brother's appearance has been painted for many days, and there are not many soldiers in Chen Qiyu's camp who don't know you. The scorpion was speechless for a while. Everyone shouted for a while, and couldn't think of a perfect solution for a while, so they looked at each other and were silent.

"I have a plan, I wonder if the leaders are willing to hear it?" Gu Junen stepped forward and took a deep look. He stood in the shadows so that no one noticed.

Gao Yingxiang greeted: "It turned out to be Jun'en!" Come and sit down, have something to say, and just hide in the shadows for what? ”

Gu Junen shook his eyes and said, "The only way to do this is to deceive and surrender." ”

"Fraud? I thought it was an amazing trick, but it turned out to be just picking up people's teeth and wisdom, this set of tricks to coax ghosts, Shen Yikui and Wang Jiayin have long been tired of using it, and the officials and soldiers have suffered a lot, how can they believe us again? Zhang Xianzhong sneered, and everyone also felt that they were asking the most important questions, and they were all waiting for Gu Junen to answer.

"Eight kings, what you said is also true. But since ancient times, soldiers have not tired of deceit, and there are many clever plans that have been tried and tested. made it to Yang He, and naturally made it to Chen Qiyu. ”

"How so?" Zhang Xianzhong was quite conceited when he heard him, how could he believe it?

"Back then, Shen Yikui and Wang Jiayin were appeased by Yang He, but we had to take the initiative to surrender and show our sincerity. This is one of them. Second, we are in a desperate situation, and the soldiers are unable to fight anymore, so the officers and soldiers will be less vigilant against us. Third, the officials and soldiers are greedy for profit and merit, so let's use it to make a profit and dedicate all the jewelry we get to Chen Qiyu, and he is naturally happy to gain fame and fortune. Fourth, if he has any more concerns, he can understand them. ”

Gu Junen glanced around at the leaders, saw them nodding slightly, and then said: "This is the most important, Hong Chengchou has killed too much, and the emperor is a little alienated from him, Chen Qiyu should not want to learn from Hong Chengchou." Besides, we can go out of the customs to level Liaodong as bait, if we can not only eliminate civil strife, but also eliminate external troubles, Chen Qiyu is not a fool, he also wants to leave a name in history, how can he give such immortal achievements to others? ”

"Who can do this?" Gao Yingxiang's eyes flickered, "I have a wound on my body......"

Li Zicheng said without hesitation: "King Chuang went to teach people to underestimate us, everyone should agree with this plan, I will go to see Chen Qiyu!" ”

Gao Yingxiang pondered: "Zicheng, beware of Chen Qiyu taking you hostage." ”

"If he takes me as a hostage, he will be sincerely surrendered and appeased, otherwise he will be tricked to lure us out of the valley to hunt and kill, but we must be vigilant." Li Zicheng's expression was solemn.

"So what to do, it's not a dead end?" The two of them were shocked. Gao Yingxiang smiled slightly: "At that time, I couldn't help him." Let's put it to death and live here, which brethren will not fight to the death? ”

Zhang Xianzhong shouted: "My old Zhang first cut off Chen Qiyu's head to make a wine bowl!" ”

"You don't need to cut it, Chongzhen must not be able to spare him." Gao Yingxiang got up and said, "Bring the wine, give yourself a strong appearance!" ”

Seven or eight large bowls were filled, and the cave was filled with the smell of wine, which diluted the moisture a lot, "Take care!" The crowd drank in unison and smashed to the ground.