A few days ago, the main force of the thieves was stationed in the northwest direction of Xiao Pass, stretching for dozens of miles!

And the vanguard of the thieves, after the attack was frustrated, retreated to camp a few miles away, and looked at Xiao Guan from a distance!

Several of the general soldiers repeatedly asked for battle, and they all wanted to attack the camp at night, but they were worried about being ambushed;

The soldiers who went to investigate were killed and wounded more than a dozen people, but none of them could get close to the enemy's tent!

It can be seen that there are many light and dark checkpoints along the way!

As a result, the general soldiers of all walks of life did not dare to mention the matter of "night raids", and carefully guarded the fortresses everywhere;

At this moment, the camp of the thieves is empty, if it is not for the false retreat to lure the enemy, I am afraid that only the ghost will believe it!

Therefore, the generals unanimously believe that if you rush to catch up, you will inevitably succeed!

At this moment, Wang Li was holding a copy of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and was silent.

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is the vernacular text of this era!

Anyone who can read has read almost all of them!

However, the number of readings they have read, as well as their understanding of the characters and events, are certainly not as good as Wang Li!

The brocade-clothed spy once said that Gao Yingxiang likes to read this book the most - he is the same as Huang Taiji, and treats it as a military book!

In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", there are more scenes left behind in a few empty camps!

Zhuge Liang often uses this trick!

Needless to say, Gao Yingxiang left an empty camp, which must have been learned from this book!

However, in the novel, whenever Zhuge Liang shows people with an empty camp, he really retreats!

Therefore, Gao Yingxiang at this moment should really retreat, right?

However, something is still wrong!

If this is the case, hundreds of thousands of thieves have withdrawn to Gansu, and they have no food or drink, what can they do except starve to death?

If they were to West Asia and Europe, the devil would believe it!

Since Gao Yingxiang is familiar with "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he should have a plan!

His ultimate goal is to lure himself into chasing!

But...... This area, with a radius of hundreds of miles, is a plateau with dense soil - strictly speaking, it extends in all directions!

If the thief goes east with a ruthless heart, he can completely bypass Xiao Pass!

As long as their food and grass are sufficient, as long as they don't go in the wrong direction, they can cross the mountains and mountains in the north of Guanzhong and return to Guanzhong!

You can even cross the Yellow River and go all the way to Shanxi!

Is this possible?

If you continue to stay at Xiao Pass, if you let go of the thieves, won't it be in vain?

If you rush to catch up, you may be ambushed again!

Oops, the thought of this makes my head hurt!

In ancient times, the military advisor or generalissimo of soldiers and horses was really not something that ordinary people could do!

Originally, I, the "Governor of the Five Provinces to Suppress Thieves", was just chasing ducks to the shelves!

With my knowledge of scumbags, it is indeed a bit reluctant to hold this position!

But aren't thieves easy to fight?

Didn't Cao Wenzhao's 3,000 cavalry kill thieves and chickens?

If I was the leader of the troops, how could I be like this?

To chase, or not to chase?

What's this......

Actually, there's no need to rush it!

The main force of the thieves, really dare to detour from the criss-crossed mounds, and the march speed will not be very fast!

As long as the movements of the thieves are detected, Cao Wenzhao's cavalry can be intercepted and killed in front!

So, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, don't mess with yourself!

In front of several battle-hardened soldiers, especially in front of Hong Chengchou, you must show enough self-confidence!

"Send out sentries again, and be sure to find out the movements of the main force of the thieves!"

"Whoa!"

……

In Wang Li's opinion, it will never be wrong to stick to Xiao Pass for the time being and find out the movements of the main force of the thieves!

However, it has been waiting for days!

Unexpectedly, not a single sentinel returned!

It is estimated that he was either killed by the ambush of the thieves, or he was eaten by a pack of wolves!

It's also possible that you're lost!

Without the movement of the thieves, Wang Li is completely gone!

Since Zuo Liangyu and Ai Wannian have repeatedly asked for battle, it is not a bad thing for them to chase after them with their foot soldiers!

If you grope your way forward, you should, it's not so easy to be ambushed!

Go, go!

Since you are not afraid of death, since you want to kill the enemy and receive a reward, then go after it!

However, if you grope your way forward in a squad, you don't need me to teach you!

Also, your mission is not to pursue, but to follow!

Remember: your first task is to find out what is happening to the thieves!

……

This chase can scare Wang Li a lot!

Ai Wannian's troops were actually ambushed by thieves!

Zuo Liangyu hurriedly went to the rescue, although he repelled the thieves, he also broke more than 2,000 soldiers and horses!

With the addition of Ai Wannian's headquarters soldiers and horses, a total of more than 10,000 people were lost!

And, the total soldier Ai Wannian, died!

General Liu Guozhen, killed!

Adjutant General Liu Honglie, captured!

suffered a big defeat, Wang Li panicked!

As a commander-in-chief, you can only pretend to be calm!

This taste is really uncomfortable!

Judging from the pursuit route of Zuo Liangyu and Ai Wannian, after the main force of the thieves retreated to Guyuan, they traveled southeast along Pengyang and Zhenyuan, and they should want to go back to Guanzhong!

In this way, Wang Li is a little difficult to ride a tiger!

The Guanzhong Plain is about 700 miles long from east to west!

I don't know when the thieves will go south, or where they will go south, so it's hard to intercept them at a fixed point!

Even if you know the route of the thieves, you can't intercept all the thieves with your 13,000 iron horses!

Moreover, the people of Guanzhong received a different amount of relief money and grain through grain transportation!

If you retreat to Tongguan and Wuguan again, these grains and grass will be robbed by thieves!

If you want to evacuate all the people in Guanzhong, it is obviously unrealistic!

"Brother, since General Soldier Zuo is still following behind the thief, you can quickly send General Soldier Cao to pursue him! Only his iron rider is not afraid of the ambush of thieves! ”

Wang Li was noncommittal, and Hong Chengchou continued: "The thieves escaped into the lofty mountains, and a large number of cavalry could not be deployed, but it was not impossible to march!

Since Gao Yingxiang's cavalry can go, Cao Zongbing's cavalry can also go!

As long as Gao Yingxiang is defeated, the rest of the thieves are not afraid!

If there is any further hesitation, when Gao Yingxiang returns to the customs, it will not be so easy to deal with! ”

Hong Chengchou's suggestion does have some truth!

After thinking about it again and again, Wang Li finally made a decision: send Cao Wenzhao to chase after him!

To be precise, Cao Wenzhao was sent to intercept - from Qianxian County in Guanzhong to the north, even if Gao Yingxiang could not be intercepted, at least it was not far from him!

If you follow the route pursued by Zuo Liangyu, although it is relatively safe, the distance is too far and there is too much time wasted!

At the same time as Cao Wenzhao's interception, Cao Wenyao, Cao Dingjiao, Cao Bianjiao and Song Xi each led 2,000 iron horsemen to the north!

The soldiers are divided into five ways and cooperate with each other!

Any way, as long as Gao Yingxiang is found, immediately report to the other four roads!

At the same time, Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng evacuated Xiaoguan and searched in Linyou, Yongshou, Chunxian and other places in the north of Guanzhong!

It is naturally best to intercept thieves in the mountains!

As a result, the Ming armies from all walks of life marched separately, and Wang Li also stationed in Liquan with 2,000 cavalry and 5,000 brocade guards, ready to respond to the various departments at any time.

……

"Alas!

Thieves are not so easy to exterminate! ”

In the past few days, Wang Li has been talking about this sentence the most!

In his opinion, the general soldiers of all walks of life are not the rumored "raising the cowards for trouble"!

Gao Yingxiang can become the "King of Chuang", Zhang Xianzhong can build the capital of Sichuan, and Li Zicheng can enter the Beijing Division, there must be his superiority!

Although he was defeated, Wang Li was not discouraged!

I still want to do my best and try to rewrite history!

Even if it only changes a little!

Even if it can only extend the life of the Ming Dynasty by a few years!

At least, I did my best!

It's not in vain!

"Chen Qiyu and Yuan Chonghuan, why haven't they arrived yet?"

"Factory father, it's only been a few days, how can it be so fast!" Song Zhe pointed to the map and explained with a smile:

"If I'm not mistaken, they should have come along the Bao Slope Road or Fu Luo Road, or it will take twenty days!"

Looking at the map, Wang Li shook his head helplessly and picked up the bowl of tea.

At this time, Da Ming is indeed a major general who lacks soldiers!

Especially, the fierce generals who lead the troops in battle!

And, a strategist who is good at planning!

Let Yuan Chonghuan and Chen Qiyu come to help in the battle, Wang Li has been carefully considered!

Leading troops into battle is not your forte!

Wang Li never denies this, and he is very self-aware!

The two people who came to help in the war were both wanted criminals in the imperial court!

However, let the two of them hide by their side as the "Jinyi Guard Commander" to give advice, and even Hong Chengchou will not find out!

The people around me are still quite reliable!

In the past few years, no matter whether he killed the Zhu clan, or under Zhu Youzhen's nose, no one has ever told him!

No subordinate has ever been treated badly!

If they wanted to snitch, they would have died a thousand times ago!

……

In the mountain valley of Changwu County, Cao Wenzhao first discovered Gao Yingxiang!

I didn't have the heart to find out how many soldiers and horses the other party had, so I didn't want to say anything, so I killed them with my men and horses!

As always, the thieves lost their armor and fled!

In fact, after wandering around the mountains for more than a month, Gao Yingxiang's sturdy iron cavalry has long been defeated!

Because there is not enough grass and bean cakes, the horses are all skinny!

In order to get back to Guanzhong as soon as possible, the riders were forced to throw away their iron armor and armor!

Moreover, he also killed thousands of old and weak thin horses to satisfy his hunger!

At this moment, of Gao Yingxiang's more than 30,000 cavalry, there are only more than 20,000 cavalry left, and there is no combat effectiveness!

When encountering Cao Wenzhao, the first to flee was the cavalry!

Many riders even threw away their skinny and tired horses in order to escape faster!

Gao Yingxiang was defeated with one blow, but Cao Wenzhao couldn't be happy!

Because, the terrain in this area, the cavalry cannot be deployed, and it is impossible to outflank it!

You can only chase after you and slash and kill!

When you're tired of chopping, stop and rest!

Eat some dry food, drink plenty of water, and keep catching up and chopping!

It doesn't matter if he's Gao Yingxiang or Zhang Xianzhong, whether he's Li Zicheng or Luo Rucai, it's the same anyway, just chase and cut it!

This chase lasted for several days and more than 100 miles!

Knowing that there were still several cavalry in the direction of Guanzhong, Gao Yingxiang was so frightened that his whole body trembled!

Don't dare to go south to Guanzhong again!

Slip away, turn to the northeast!

"King Chuang, let's run for our lives like this, it's never a way!"

"What else can I do? What do you tell me to do? ”

Gao Yingxiang gnawed on the cold steamed bun and glared at Zhang Xianzhong angrily: "That evil demon is leading the ironclad cavalry, and the chase is too tight!"

If we don't run into the mountains, we'll die faster! ”

"King Chuang, I mean, then Cao Wenzhao only has more than 3,000 horsemen, why should we escape?"

"Uncle, Huang Hu's words are not unreasonable!" Li Zicheng swallowed the cold steamed bun, stretched his neck, gritted his teeth and said:

"Isn't he just three thousand horsemen! Our soldiers and horses from all walks of life are gathered, not to mention 200,000!

Even if we line up and all stretch our necks for him to chop, we can exhaust him!

Besides, we can trap Ai Wannian, and we can also trap him Cao Wenzhao!

This demon is simple-minded and has well-developed limbs!

Let's find a slightly open place, prepare enough soldiers and horses, and fight him to the death! ”

"That's right! He only has 3,000 horsemen in his hands, so there is no need for us to run away!

Find a suitable place, even if you use dead people to pile up, you have to kill this guy! ”

Zhang Xianzhong glanced at Li Zicheng, and then turned his gaze to Gao Yingxiang: "King Chuang, that Cao Wenzhao is the backbone of the Ming army from all walks of life!"

As long as this evil demon is defeated, the Ming army from all walks of life will inevitably be frightened, and they will no longer dare to chase after it! ”

"Uncle, Huang Hu is right!" Li Zicheng took out a map and pointed to a valley in the northeast:

"This place is called Hutou Town, and I used to be here when I was a post boy in my early years!

It's a low-lying place, and there are troops on the surrounding hills!

Let's ambush the soldiers and horses in advance, and then lure the demon into the valley, and the former army will desperately block him!

Then, the ambush soldiers on the mountain rushed down and cut off their retreat!

In less than a quarter of an hour, he will be surrounded!

What if he's an Iron Rider?

Thirty heads for him to ride, and you're afraid that you won't be able to kill him? ”

"Good! That's it! ”

Gao Yingxiang picked up the steamed bun and clenched his fists: "I'll stop the evil demon and buy time!"

Wait, hurry up and set up an ambush in Hutou Town, and don't show the slightest flaw!

Three days later, I lured the demon here and fought him!

This dog's day, after chasing Lao Tzu for so many years, I've had enough of it a long time ago!

This time, it's either you dead or I'm alive! ”