Li Zicheng did not know that Chen Qiyu was greedy for money.
When you are in a crisis, you can use heavy bribes and then pretend to surrender.
Even if he knew, Li Zicheng didn't dare to try.
After all, this has been done once before. Who can guarantee that Chen Qiyu will be fooled again?
The reason why this was done in the original history was that a dead horse was treated as a living horse doctor.
Li Zicheng is not a fool for putting his destiny in the hands of others.
Therefore, when Liang Yue suggested using other rebels as bait to escape from the encirclement, Li Zicheng was already moved.
But he didn't express his opinion.
He couldn't express his opinion either.
Although he wanted to do this kind of thing, he couldn't say it.
After all, he is now a benevolent and righteous general, and he is famous among the thirty-sixth battalion.
This reputation cannot be lost.
Otherwise, it will become a target like Zijin Liang.
Seeing his hesitation, Liu Fangliang, who understood his thoughts best, immediately spoke.
"This plan is very clever, and it will definitely catch the army by surprise. If it is planned properly, not to mention turning defeat into victory, it is impossible to defeat the army."
Li Guo was stunned for a moment. He was still immersed in Liang Yue's ruthlessness, but now he understood what Li Zicheng was thinking.
"Uncle, as long as we can win this battle, everything will be easy."
Then the other generals expressed their support for Liang Yue's plan.
However, as more and more people expressed their stance, Li Zicheng gradually strengthened his determination.
"Stop talking about it! We are an alliance of blood and life and death with the leaders of the thirty-six families. How can we take advantage of our brothers? Come on, please go and send a message to the leaders of each department immediately. We will go north with them. You all go back quickly. Pack your bags without delay.”
"uncle……"
Li Jin was anxious and wanted to persuade him, but was stopped by Gu Junen.
Seeing the others disperse, Li Jinshang was annoyed.
Gu Junen really didn't know how to complain about his wooden head.
"General Li, why are you still standing there? General Chuang has something to say and there should be no delay."
He deliberately emphasized the word "delay" and left.
Li Jin was baffled and returned to his camp all the way.
When he saw the other battalions taking their time along the way, an idea flashed in his mind, and then he gave himself a slap.
With the whole army together, he is the only fool!
After receiving Li Zicheng's reply, the rebel leaders in various places did not doubt that he was there, packed their bags and started heading north.
"General Chuang, all the battalions have been moved."
When the news came, Li Zicheng didn't have any joy on his face.
He looked at the instigator.
"Brother Liang, you have also seen that there are so many of us, but it is difficult to hide it from the eyes and ears of the army."
Who knew Liang Yue would be prepared earlier.
"So that General Chuang will know that there is a place called Mulberry Valley thirty miles east of here. The terrain here is weird and scattered up and down. If we cover it up and don't show any traces, it will be very difficult for anyone to discover it."
Li Zicheng was overjoyed.
"really?"
Liang Yue said with emotion: "I am willing to use my head as a guarantee."
He even mentioned it for this reason, and Li Zicheng couldn't help but believe it.
On that day, more than 8,000 people from General Chuang's command quietly left the original route and headed eastward under the heavy rain.
When they arrived at the place, everyone took a breath of cold air.
The hiding place Liang Yue chose was extremely dangerous.
I saw a wide official road passing through two dangerous peaks. On one side of the official road was a cliff of ten thousand feet.
And there is a cave hidden in the jungle beside the road.
Entering along the cave, winding all the way down, you will actually go around to the side close to the cliff.
That side is just below the official road, with a drop of about several hundred meters.
But standing on the official road, it is impossible to discover the mystery below.
Of course, once discovered, the people below will definitely die.
The final decision came into Li Zicheng's hands.
He is responsible for the lives and deaths of more than 8,000 people.
At this time, Li Zicheng's heroic courage was reflected.
"Go down all together and warn everyone not to make a sound. After the officers and soldiers pass over us, we will flee."
The coach gave the order, and even though the others were frightened, they could only act according to the order.
More than 8,000 people entered the cave one after another and hid in the cliffs below along the steep path.
Liang Yue stayed at the end with his trusted brother.
After all the troops have gone down, all traces will be swept away.
At the same time, he also asked Jiang Chaoyun to hide outside with two capable scouts to serve as eyes.
Xunyang (today Xunyang City).
Chen Qiyu led his army from Hubei and has been stationed here.
When he learned that the rebel armies from all walks of life had begun to move north as he expected, he knew that he had succeeded.
"Instruct all ministries to get into position quickly and block all exits. Anyone who delays the military plane will be killed under this constitution."
Following his order, the officers and soldiers who were already in position moved forward one after another and occupied all the commanding heights and passages around the carriage gorge.
But tens of thousands of northwest rebels didn't know that they had fallen into a dragnet.
It rained continuously and the roads were muddy, making it very difficult for the rebels to move up and down.
After entering the carriage canyon, they were already exhausted. To make matters worse, food ran out.
Gao Yingxiang looked at the people sitting everywhere and the steep terrain around him, always feeling a little nervous.
"Where is General Chuang?"
The general next to him shook his head, but no one could answer.
These days, no one has seen Li Zicheng.
Gao Yingxiang's uneasiness became more and more serious.
"Send someone to invite General Chuang and the Eight Great Kings to come over."
Before the person who took the order had left, there was sudden chaos right in front.
I saw countless rebel soldiers rushing toward me with their flags rolled upside down. Their formation was already in disarray, and many of them were seriously injured.
"What happened?"
There was no need for Gao Yingxiang to ask, the person who came back told him everything.
"Officers and soldiers! There are so many officers and soldiers that they have blocked the front."
Gao Yingxiang felt as if he had been struck by lightning. Just as he was about to order a retreat, chaos broke out behind him.
"It's not good! The officers and soldiers have blocked the entrance of the valley behind!"
In an instant, Gao Yingxiang became dizzy and fell directly to the ground.
Looking at the towering peaks and rugged paths all around, he understood everything.
In May of the seventh year of Chongzhen, after nearly a year of careful deployment, Chen Qiyu, the governor of the five provinces, finally ushered in the most glorious moment of his life.
Tens of thousands of northwest rebels, including well-known leaders such as Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, and Lao Huihui, were all besieged by him in the carriage gorge between Xunyang and Xiaoyi (today's Zhashui County).
Even if the official army does not take advantage of the victory to pursue it, as long as the siege continues, the Northwest Rebel Army will be completely wiped out and no one will survive.
The Ming Dynasty ushered in the second opportunity to completely suppress the peasant uprising in northern Shaanxi since the seventh year of the Apocalypse.
Although Li Zicheng was nowhere to be seen, no one in the army thought that a mere intruder could achieve anything.
Chen Qiyu was in high spirits, as if he saw fame, fortune and wealth coming to him like a tide.
