Thousands of riders ran wildly, rolling up sand and soil, and winding forward on the ground like a long dragon.

At the front of the team, there was a middle-aged general sitting in his early thirties, gentle and elegant, as if he was a scholar, and the famous Li Yan.

It has been two days since Li Yan chased out of the capital city, and the scene of a bloody battle in the city gate kept flashing through Li Yan's mind. Although the scale of this battle is not worth mentioning, it was the most tragic battle between the Dashun Army after the Battle of Ningwu Pass, and it was also the competition with the greatest disparity between death and injury.

Gu Zhenhua and his team died or injured less than 100 people, while three generals of the Dashun Army were injured, and more than 300 people were killed in battle! This small team left a deep impression on Li Yan. With advanced tactics and brave soldiers, they swept away so many weapons and gold and silver. The conditions were much better than Li Zicheng, who had only eighteen cavalry left at the time.

Li Yan had a premonition that these people were a full seed. As long as they had a piece of fertile soil, they would grow up soon and become a powerful force that could threaten the Dashun Army. The threat must be eliminated in its infancy! Li Yan secretly warned himself.

Just as he was running wildly, the scout came over and bowed to Li Yan and said, "General Quan, we found the traces of the carriage and asked the people around him. They said that in the morning of the 19th, a huge convoy did pass."

"Did you figure out their direction?"

"It should be from Shunyi."

"What should I do? I'll do it accurately. I'll dare to be vague and cut off your head!"

"Yes, the little one will go right away." The scout agreed in a hurry and hurriedly drove away.

Li Yan couldn't help but think that he would have run to Tongzhou or go directly to Tianjin. This was the closest road to the south.

However, when he chased Tongzhou, he did find many escaped nobles, but he did not find his target. Li Yan felt something was wrong, so he quickly changed directions and expanded the scope of his search, and finally found Gu Zhenhua and the others.

Li Yan waved his hand and stopped the team. He jumped off the war horse, spread the map under a big tree, and watched carefully.

"Okay, it's really cunning!" Li Yan looked at Shunyi's location, then looked at Shanhaiguan, his eyes lit up, and he said to himself: "It turns out that he doesn't want to go to Jiangnan, but Wu Sangui, who wants to defect to Shanhaiguan!"

Li Yan suddenly stood up and said to all the soldiers: "Everyone is working hard, chase me, and you must not let this group of people go!"

The soldiers of the Dashun Army continued to run wildly with Li Yan despite their fatigue. After running for more than ten miles, the ruts on the ground became more and more obvious. Gu Zhenhua's car was equipped with muskets and gold and silver treasures, which were very large, so the traces left were very obvious. Although it was more than a day, it was still vaguely visible.

Following the rut, Li Yan and his men ran for a short time, and finally arrived at Xiaowangzhuang. He saw black smoke from a distance. Li Yan hurriedly stopped the war horse.

"What's going on before?"

"Report to General Zheng, someone set fire to burn the village."

Li Yan frowned and, with his subordinates, came to the front of the village. He saw flames flying inside and black smoke rolling, obviously not long ago.

At this moment, his scouts grabbed the dirty old and young people and walked over. The old man trembled, his face full of fear and anxiety. He limped, and when he arrived in front of Li Yan, he collapsed to the ground.

"General, I found it in the thatched house next to me. If you have any, please ask them."

"Mr. Jun, please don't snatch things anymore. There is nothing in the house." The old man said, and kept kowtowing, and the half-grown child next to him also kowtowed.

When Li Yan saw that they were two farmers, he showed a gentle smile on his face: "Brother-in-law, we are the troops of the King of Chuang, and we specialize in killing stolen officials and bullies. Don't worry, brothers from the people."

"Haha, that's great. The old man is really afraid that the bandits will come back again. They will take away whatever they see, and the food will be taken away, and the mules and horses will not let go. They will burn the farm before leaving. They are simply disgraceful."

"Brother-in-law, what exactly do you mean by this group of people? Tell us, let me help you get revenge."

"You must be careful, this military master. They are so fierce. There are hundreds of people, and they are carrying many big cars. The cars are heavy, and I don't know what they are."

When Li Yan heard this, he nodded secretly. It was the person he was looking for. He hurriedly asked, "Brother-in-law, where did they run?"

"Going east, it seems like running towards Pinggu."

At this time, the scout also checked the situation. There were indeed ruts to the east, and they were all the latest. Li Yan finally nodded.

"Brother-in-law, let's catch the thieves now."

As he said that, more than a thousand cavalry ran down the east again. Looking at their backs as they were moving away, the old and the young looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

"Grandpa Six, you are so pretending to be like you!"

"Hehe, Grandpa Six ate more salt than they ate. It's no problem to cheat a few little kids. I just don't know if Zhenhua and the others can deal with this group of cavalry. It seems that they have more than a thousand people!"

"Uncle Fourth is so powerful, I guarantee that I can win the battle!"

The old and the young are He Zhonghou and Lu Shun. They are here because they are afraid that Li Yan will chase the wrong direction and escape the trap. Now that Li Yan is indeed chasing the plan according to the intended direction, they are relieved.

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"Hurry up, don't worry about the explosives."

"Be careful, don't blow it up, we're all done!"

"Who are you? Use stones to cover it up for me, so don't let others see the flaws!"

Gao Hongtu was commanding soldiers to bury explosives in the valley. If he wanted to defeat the more with less and defeat the cavalry with infantry, gunpowder was the best assistant. For this battle, Gu Zhenhua brought all the gunpowder he had made from the capital.

Just when the explosives were about to be buried, Tang Zhanxiong ran back panting. When he saw Gu Zhenhua, he grinned and said, "Sir, my old Tang has sprinkled a lot of things on the road, which is getting more and more valuable. He also got a few broken cars and put them on the road, hitting and killing two old horses to ensure that Li Yan takes the bait!"

When Gu Zhenhua heard this, he looked happy: "Old Tang, thank you for your hard work. Now let's go and take your brothers to ambush the exit of the valley. When Li Yan comes in, be sure to block him in the valley."

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Drive! Drive! Drive!

After running out of Xiaowangzhuang, Li Yan lost his life to beat the war horse and chased forward as fast as possible.

"General Quan, look, there is silk!"

Li Yan looked closely and found that there were indeed several wooden boxes scattered on the side of the road, and all the exposed ones were the best Suzhou brocade, which ordinary people could not afford.

There is no doubt that this was thrown away because he was anxious and he was thrown away. Li Yan was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly asked someone to continue chasing. These Dashun troops were also happy. Being able to throw silk on the ground means that there was something better in the convoy. If they caught up, everyone would make a fortune. Thinking of this, everyone would strive to be the first.

Not far away, several boxes appeared on the ground, this time they were all full of calligraphy, painting and art. Someone picked up a volume and handed it to Li Yan. When Li Yan saw that it was the "Plum Blossom Eye Eye Picture" by Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty Zhao Ji. Although Song Dynasty was not very good at being an emperor, calligraphy and painting were all unique, especially flowers and birds, which were even more expensive.

Li Yan couldn't help laughing: "What a bunch of thieves. You can even throw these treasures away. Hurry up and chase them. They can't run far!"

Sure enough, the more Li Yan chased, the more he gained. After they ran for more than ten miles, there was a damaged carriage on the side of the road and a dead horse with a broken leg.

"General, there is still a box of silver!" A cavalry suddenly said in surprise.

"Hahaha, they are all over the place, chase me!"

Now the soldiers of the Dashun Army also stared red with their eyes, and tried their best to chase them wildly. Not far away, the road suddenly became narrower, the rocks on both sides were towering, and the terrain was almost in danger.

Li Yan was a little suspicious, but another wreckage of two chariots appeared on the side of the road, which happened to hit the rocks, and it was broken.

Seeing this, Li Yan no longer hesitated and rushed in with the courage. More than a thousand cavalrymen rushed into this four or five-mile-long valley. The war horses stepped on gravel, one after another, like a long dragon.

Gu Zhenhua, who was secretly observing on the hillside, finally showed a happy look on his face, and the fish was caught!
Chapter completed!