Chapter 326
Liu Bu stopped moving his troops, Hong Chengchou had no choice but to destroy the court and the local government, so he could only send his generals Cao Wenzhao and Zu Kuan to lead a unit of troops to chase and suppress the bandits.
Cao Wenzhao's fame is now before Liu Bu rose up, and he had the title of unparalleled general. Liu Bu became famous in one battle and caused a sensation in the world. Cao Wenzhao made him accumulating the title of his famous general through bloody battles of all sizes.
Moreover, he was like most famous generals of this era. He first joined the army from Liaodong and grew up in the harshest environment of the Ming Dynasty.
He fought in Liaodong until the bandits broke out in the pass, and the Ming Dynasty was helpless and helpless, so he mobilized Cao Wenzhao to lead his elite troops into the pass to participate in the war and wipe out the bandits. As an elite border army, he performed outstandingly in countless battles.
Before this, both the Ming court and the officials and gentry of the Ming Dynasty still liked Cao Wenzhao very much, mainly because of his policy of treating bandits. Cao Wenzhao was a good person in the court army that pursued and suppressed bandits. He was cruel and ruthless in his treatment of bandits.
Cao Wenzhao was the first executioner. In the third year of Songzhen, Cao Wenzhao became the deputy general of Yansui East Road and also participated in the suppression of the bandits in Shaanxi. In the successive battles, Cao Wenzhao defeated Wang Jiayin, Light the Lantern, Li Laochai, and Lost Wolf and other bandit leaders.
Moreover, Cao Wenzhao's methods were extremely cruel. Generally, the generals of the Ming Dynasty would only kill the opponent's generals, and the rest would be released. However, for Cao Wenzhao, he would kill everyone and not leave any survivors. His nephew Cao Bianjiao also became the same style, and he would not leave a single survivor when he saw the enemy.
Moreover, Cao Wenzhao is a person who likes to pursue and fight hard very much, and he will not be afraid when he encounters ambush.
At that time, there were thousands of elite soldiers flying all over the sky, Hao Lin'an, Liu Daojiang and other giants together ambushed tens of thousands of elite soldiers to ambush Cao Wenzhao. But the result was very shocking. Cao Wenzhao was not afraid at all after being ambushed, and he also charged back and forth alone with a spear. He did not take these tens of thousands of ambush seriously at all. The morale of the Ming army was greatly encouraged, and he eventually killed the ambushers everywhere.
Cao Wenzhao has always won every battle, and in the memorial, Cao Wenzhao's troops won more than 36,000 heads in all battles, and they were the best in their military achievements. They won a great victory in dozens of battles. These hooligans could no longer stay in Shaanxi, and they could only escape into Shanxi in the end.
However, he was too popular and was too ruthless in his work, which offended many people. In the first month of the seventh year of Chongzhen, the Ministry of War said: "Cao Bian Jiao's brigade has caused great harm to the people. A few days ago, the official from the ministers received rumors and posts along the way. "The thieves robbed limitedly, and Cao's soldiers harmed endlessly. The thieves robbed people's wealth, and Cao's soldiers killed people's lives. "
However, Chongzhen liked Cao Wenzhao very much and ordered him to fight in Shanxi. After Cao Wenzhao arrived in Shanxi, he was still extremely fierce. Cao Wenzhao led three thousand men and horses to sew, Yuxian, Shouyang, Taigu, Fancun, Yushe, and all the battles won. He quickly cleared all the bandits in Shanxi. Cao Wenzhao had no way to stop him on the battlefield.
Later, when Cao Wenzhao was stationed in Datong to block Jiannu, because Jiannu's power was very strong and he lost his city and land, Cao Wenzhao, Zhang Zongheng and Governor Hu Zhanen were convicted and exiled to the border guards. However, he was finally sent to Henan to participate in the battle to suppress the peasant army.
At the beginning of the year, Fengyang entered Fengyang and dug up Fengyang's ancestral tomb. This incident made Emperor Chongzhen very angry and ordered that all the peasant army be eliminated six months later. Cao Wenzhao was one of the main generals ordered to enter Huaihei to suppress the thieves.
Hong Chengchou was fighting a wishful thinking and was preparing to let him rest for a few months and implement the elite army after he trained a team of elite soldiers. However, the court was unwilling to give him time. Before his memorial arrived in the capital, the capital's will for him had already arrived, which was to order him to send troops to eliminate the bandits immediately, and the battle must be completely resolved within six months.
The court's orders were firm and undisputable. In the words of ministers in the court, the court's patience with bandits had reached the limit and had reached the point of life and death. Therefore, the entire court's Dukes believed that it was the time to take advantage of Zhang Xianzhong's army being defeated and Zhang Xianzhong was captured alive and their morale was in chaos, and they took the opportunity to send a large army to give the enemy a fatal blow, which was a great opportunity to annihilate him in one fell swoop.
This opinion was unanimously agreed by the emperor and the cabinet chief Wen Tiren. They signed the signature together and issued an imperial edict, so that he would not hesitate and send troops immediately.
As for Liu Bu's troops, there was also an arrangement, which was to order him to guard Fengyang, be responsible for extermination of bandits in Fengyang area, and ensure the safety of these places.
This is actually the intention of the court. The imperial court's will was issued before the memorials of Hong Chengchou and Zhu Dadian arrived in the capital. Instead, the will was more in line with Liu Bu and the plan.
Of course, this situation was not accidental. It was not that Liu Bu would come to whatever he wanted, but that they had already started to move.
Liyuanqiao was a man who planned and acted before he predicted the enemy's initiative. After the court appointed Mi Zhu as General Fengyang, he predicted this possibility and knew that it was difficult for him to return to the north and return to Shandong. As General Fenghuang, he was also a fat man. He asked the Liu family army to deploy in the Fengyang area and in the heart of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, no matter what, the imperial court appointed him not as General Fengyang. In fact, it was a fat man and a good man. Countless people were jealous and stared at him.
Liu Bu's Liu family army won the lottery, while Cao Wenzhao was considered an unlucky guy. Cao Wenzhao had experienced many battles and fought countless battles and hard battles, and he had today's situation.
You should know that he has been in this industry for several years. He has killed several giants in the early days. His fame in this industry can be said to be when he was destroying the bandits, Liu Bu was still wearing open-crotch pants?
But Liu Bu came from behind and grabbed the biggest prize since the Ming Dynasty wiped out the bandits. This destined that Cao Wenzhao was very jealous.
But no matter how jealous he is, he still has to fight. The emperor and the court ordered him to fight the bandits, but he dared not imitate Liu Bu and the others. He had so many charms and thoughts. Since receiving the order from the court, Cao Wenzhao did not hesitate and immediately set off the camp to chase and suppress the enemy.
At the same time, Zu Kuan's Guanning soldiers set out together. They did not have the confidence of the Liu family army and the courage of Liu Bu and others. They were all relying on the court to achieve today. If the court moved his food, they would not be able to get along immediately. Moreover, if the court wanted to remove his post, it would be exempted. Therefore, both of them were rebellious and extremely brave and awesome figures on the battlefield. However, after Hong Chengchou ordered them, they had to set off immediately, which was also something that Hong Chengchou liked very much.
For troops like the Liu family army, it is like it is out of control. Of course, for now, the Liu family army has not made any violation of military orders or court orders. It’s just that they have been fighting with Hong Chengchou openly and secretly. The two sides have no idea what the outsiders have, but for both sides of the fight, they have a very thorough understanding.
In fact, Cao Wenzhao was so angry that he was extremely angry about the arrangements of the court. He thought that such arrangements were very unfair. People like him who fought for half of their lives and killed them, but now they are just an ordinary general, not as good as generals like Liu Bu, a famous general in the world.
Moreover, in terms of territory, he is far inferior to Liu Bu. Liu Bu is the general of Fengyang, Zhongdu and the richest core Jianghuai area in the Ming Dynasty. With this place as territory, it is not a matter of just one sentence.
What made Cao Wenzhao even more angry was that after Liu Bu's troops fought, they put them away like treasures and refused to let them chase the bandits again. They continued to put on armor and continue to chase the bandits. The court was so unfair and so favored one and the other, which made him angry. Even Cao Wenzhao, who has always been famous for his loyalty and righteousness, thought so, let alone his soldiers.
If Cao Wenzhao had not suppressed his full force, his subordinates would have mutiny. When he arrived in a wealthy place like Fengyang, Zhongdu, who would not want to live here, and who would not want to stay here? Who would risk his life to pursue the bandits.
The Ming army is now at the upper hand in the battle with the bandits. They have been chasing each other, and they are beaten to flee in panic and hiding from all over the world. Therefore, the Ming army has always claimed that they have achieved absolute victory and superiority. If the other party does not escape left and right, they will probably have been killed and killed by them.
Whether it is the officers and soldiers or the court, they have always had this idea, but Feng Yang's fall slapped them hard in the face, which made these officials understand that what they were chasing was actually a pack of wolves. You were behind them to expel them, but he could turn around at any time and give you a fatal blow.
Until now, there are countless famous generals who have fallen under the bandits, and even big cities like Zhongdu Fengyang have fallen. Many people understand that the so-called bandits who are hiding from all over the world and desperately hiding are actually already in power. If they are not wiped out as soon as possible, they may endanger the survival of the court.
What Cao Wenzhao admired the most was the loyalty of Yue Fei. He learned from Yue Fei in everything, and he would just have the words "loyalty" behind his back to serve the country. Therefore, he would never do anything that was unfaithful and unrighteous, disobeyed the emperor's orders. He directly implemented the orders given by the above without hesitation.
Chapter completed!