Sun Chuanting was well-read in poetry and books, and was proficient in classics and history, far beyond the comparison of a mud-legged person like Gao Yingxiang.
When he guessed that Gao Yingxiang was going to Ziwu Valley to attack Xi'an, he knew that the outcome was decided.
Although he led his army a long way, he still got ahead of Gao Yingxiang and blocked the road out of the mountain.
What is Gao Yingxiang doing at this time?
He was still wandering around the Qinling Mountains.
As Sun Chuanting said, time has changed and many things have changed.
More than a thousand years ago, Wei Yan proposed the Ziwu Valley Plan, which seemed amazing, but now this path is blocked.
"King Chuang, there is no way forward, the plank road is broken."
Huang Long, as the vanguard, reported the unfavorable news.
After marching in heavy rain for days, Gao Yingxiang's body finally couldn't hold up anymore and he fell on a stretcher. He had to be carried around.
Hearing in a daze that the road was cut off, Gao Yingxiang was so frightened and angry that he couldn't help but sit up.
Regardless of everyone's objections, he came to the front in person. When he saw that the plank road originally located in the middle of the cliff had long been destroyed, it was really painful.
The rebel army had been walking in the Qinling Mountains for more than ten days in the wind and rain. Many people fell ill and there was not much food left.
Gao Yingxiang thought that the Ming army would block it, but he didn't expect that the road would be blocked.
It was impossible to look back at this point.
With the remaining food, the army will never be able to leave the Qinling Mountains.
At the critical moment, everyone placed their hope on him.
Gao Yingxiang's head was dizzy and shaky. He thought hard for a moment and found only one way.
"Send an order for the army to go to Tangluo Road and come out of the mountain from here."
The passage connecting Xi'an to Hanzhong is not only Ziwu Road, but also Tangluo Road, Baoxie Road, etc.
These passages, like the Ziwu Road, are very steep and difficult to navigate.
However, now that the matter has come to this, Gao Yingxiang has no choice.
After receiving the order, the invading army immediately turned around. As a result, they wandered around in the Qinling Mountains for seven or eight days before they set foot on the Tangluo Road.
After this consumption, the Chuang army's food supply was completely exhausted, and many people could only continue to walk hungry.
The rain became heavier and heavier, and began to collect on the road at the bottom of the valley, forming a knee-deep river.
The Chuang army kept their heads down and trudged forward in the rain, suffering unspeakably.
One-tenth of the people were left behind along the way, and it was impossible to count those who died of illness and exhaustion.
On July 16, the Chuang army finally reached Heishui Valley in Zhouzhi County.
As long as you pass here, there is a plain ahead, with the city of Xi'an in the distance.
It's a pity that Chuang Jun can't get out.
Sun Chuanting had been waiting here for a long time and had already deployed a tight defense line.
Gao Yingxiang lingered on the bed. When he heard that the Ming army blocked his way, he was really frightened and angry, and almost wanted to vomit blood.
"We brothers, with our heads stuck in our belts, have worked hard for so many years to build the foundation we have today. Since there is no way out, we have to fight with the army."
The majesty of the tiger is here!
Gao Yingxiang struggled to his feet, with a serious expression on his face, as if he was still the invincible King Chuang who dominated the world.
He knew that Chuang Jun was at a critical moment of life and death.
Since there is no way to retreat, we can only meet each other on a narrow road and the brave will win.
As long as the Ming army in front of them is defeated, the Chuang army can escape and ascend to heaven and return to the sea. Otherwise, this is the burial place of Gao Yingxiang.
At such important moments, even though his body has long been destroyed by the disease, Gao Yingxiang still insists on going to battle in person.
The brutal fighting began.
In order to fight for a way out, the Chuang army, regardless of exhaustion and hunger, braved the pouring rain and rushed towards the Ming army's position one after another like a stormy sea.
In the wind and rain, the Ming army's firearms could not be used, so they could only pick up swords and kill each other with the intruders.
In the narrow mountain road, both sides are brave enough. The only things that can compete are will and physical strength.
The Ming army had been recuperating for a long time and had sufficient physical strength. However, the intruders were so numerous that they had no way out and could only risk their lives and survive.
Gao Yingxiang planted his handsome flag behind the forwards and sent out all his most elite old battalions.
Even though Sun Chuanting had great achievements ahead of him, he refused to give in even an inch.
He also went to the front line personally and led by example.
When the brave and skilled Qin soldiers saw their coach acting like this, they fought even harder.
There was cold rain in the sky, rivers of blood flowed on the ground, and corpses filled the valley, but no one cared.
When all the vanguard of the Chuang army died, the rear team picked up and continued to charge towards the Ming army through the pile of dead bodies.
The forwards of the Ming army had no way to retreat, because the rear troops had already blocked the only channel.
The only thing they can do is to wave their swords selflessly. If they cannot kill the enemy in front of them, they will be killed by the enemy.
The fighting lasted from noon to night, from night to early morning, and from early morning to noon without stopping for a moment.
Relying on the accumulation of human lives and desperate charges, the Chuang army defeated the three lines of defense of the Ming army in succession.
The way out seemed to be right in front of us, but once it was full of strength, it failed again and again, and then it was exhausted. At this time, the invading army had reached the end of its strength.
What's even more disadvantageous is...
It is bright.
The Ming army has been at high altitudes, and as the weather clears up, various firearms can finally be put into battle.
But the intruders were always at the bottom of the valley, always soaking in water, and their firearms and gunpowder were still wet for a while.
With the help of firearms, the Ming army completely stabilized their position and began to counterattack.
Sun Chuanting personally stepped down to act as a civilian husband, and worked with the soldiers to lift the Franco machine gun to the high slope, and then bombarded the intruders in the valley.
After fighting for so long, the Chuang army suffered numerous casualties. The most important thing was that they had nothing to eat and their physical strength had long been exhausted.
And at the critical moment, Gao Yingxiang finally couldn't hold on anymore and collapsed completely.
Liu Zhe and Huang Longyan saw that there was nothing they could do, so they could only lead him to find other ways out.
The rest of the intruders could not see Gao Yingxiang's figure, and they all became panic-stricken, and their will to fight completely collapsed.
Seeing this situation, Sun Chuanting keenly seized the opportunity and ordered the Ming army to rush into the valley and start driving the sheep.
The Chuang army has completely collapsed and has no organization or structure. Everyone is running around blindly, praying for the possibility of survival.
Ming troops poured in one after another and began to search everywhere in the valley, capturing endless prisoners.
Of course, there were also many invaders who ran away.
There were really too many people breaking into the army, and the Ming army had limited troops, so it was impossible to take care of all aspects.
These insurgents who escaped were still in shock, and they all went to seek refuge with Li Zicheng, which further strengthened the hero's strength.
Sun Chuanting didn't care at all about those little shrimps who ran away. He only cared about Gao Yingxiang.
He had already learned from the prisoners that Gao Yingxiang was ill in bed and would never be able to run far.
"Instruct all ministries to search the mountains and forests carefully, and Gao Yingxiang must not be let go."
The Ming army knew very well what it meant to capture King Chuang. Regardless of their fatigue after the battle, they launched a carpet-like search of the entire Heishui Valley.
In the early morning of the fourth day, we finally found the invading soldiers coming out to get water outside a cave.
The leading general was overjoyed and quickly reported it to Sun Chuanting.
Sun Chuanting came in person, ordered the army to drain the surrounding water, and began to attack the cave.
Hiding in the cave at this time was Gao Yingxiang, as well as his two confidant generals Liu Zhe and Huang Long. In addition, there were more than a dozen defeated generals who were left behind. Where were the Ming army's opponents?
The Ming army invaded the cave, killed the stubborn soldiers one by one, and tied Liu Zhe and Huang Long tightly.
Sun Chuanting strolled into the cave and saw Gao Yingxiang lying unconscious among the rocks.
Less than half a year after taking over as governor of Shaanxi, he captured the largest leader among the bandits.