总结:
1.需要考虑终点有障碍这一特殊情况。
2.使用广度优先搜索可以解决这一问题,将无障碍的网格表示为1,有障碍或被访问过都表示为0.

import java.util.*;
public class Main{
    public static void main(String[] args){
        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
        String[] line = sc.nextLine().split(" ");
        int n = Integer.parseInt(line[0]);
        int m = Integer.parseInt(line[1]);
        int[][] path = new int[n+1][m+1];
        line = sc.nextLine().split(" ");
        int x1 = Integer.parseInt(line[0]);
        int y1 = Integer.parseInt(line[1]);
        int x2 = Integer.parseInt(line[2]);
        int y2 = Integer.parseInt(line[3]);
        int i = 1,j=1;
        while(sc.hasNextLine()){
            char[] ch = sc.nextLine().toCharArray();
            for(char c:ch){
                if(c=='.')
                    path[i][j] = 1;
                j++;
            }
            i++;
            j = 1;
        }
        System.out.println(bfs(x1,y1,x2,y2,path));

    }
    public static int bfs(int x1,int y1,int x2,int y2,int[][] path){
        Queue<int[]> queue = new LinkedList<>();
        queue.add(new int[]{x1,y1,0});
        int n = path.length-1;
        int m = path[0].length-1;
        path[x1][y1]=0;
        if(path[x2][y2]==0)
            return -1;
        while(!queue.isEmpty()){
            int[] a = queue.poll();
            if(a[0]+1==x2&&a[1]==y2)
                return a[2]+1;
            if(a[0]-1==x2&&a[1]==y2)
                return a[2]+1;
            if(a[0]==x2&&a[1]+1==y2)
                return a[2]+1;
            if(a[0]==x2&&a[1]-1==y2)
                return a[2]+1;
            if(a[0]+1<=n&&path[a[0]+1][a[1]]==1){
                queue.add(new int[]{a[0]+1,a[1],a[2]+1});
                path[a[0]+1][a[1]]=0;
            }
           if(a[0]-1>=1&&path[a[0]-1][a[1]]==1){
                queue.add(new int[]{a[0]-1,a[1],a[2]+1});
                path[a[0]-1][a[1]]=0;
            }
            if(a[1]+1<=m&&path[a[0]][a[1]+1]==1){
                queue.add(new int[]{a[0],a[1]+1,a[2]+1});
                path[a[0]][a[1]+1]=0;
            }
            if(a[1]-1>=1&&path[a[0]][a[1]-1]==1){
                queue.add(new int[]{a[0],a[1]-1,a[2]+1});
                path[a[0]][a[1]-1]=0;
            }
        }
        return -1;
    }

}