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Chapter 952 Cao Wenzhao sticks to Tongguan City
"Fire the gun!" Cao Wenzhao stood on Tongguan with a stern face, and gave orders in an orderly manner.

"Bang bang bang~" As soon as Cao Wenzhao finished speaking, there was a sound like roasted beans, and the officers and soldiers attacking the city of Tongguan immediately fell down more than ten people.

After the first row is finished, quickly push it from the left and right sides to the back.The second platoon moved forward a few steps, then continued firing at the command of the commander.

Not long after, when the officers and soldiers gradually approached Tongguan City, they immediately threw stones and rolled logs down, and it was unknown how many people were killed and injured.

It turned out that the location of the surprise attack by the officers and soldiers this time was quite tricky. They actually crossed the river from Fenglingdu at night, landed from the ferry between Tongguan and Jindouguan, and attacked Tongguan city by surprise.

If it were any other general, he might have been succeeded by the officers and soldiers.

But who is he?He is Cao Wenzhao, the "No. [-] General of the Ming Dynasty" of the Ming Dynasty, Cao Wenzhao of the Shunying Commander!
The reason why Zhang Shun specially adjusted his and Wang Shaoyu's garrison was to be safe, so as not to be cut off by the officers and soldiers.

There were about five or six hundred officers and soldiers who smuggled across the Yellow River this time, not many, but the victory lies in surprise.

They were discovered by the rebels before they got close to the city wall, and their fate was already doomed.

Seeing that the morale of the siege officers and soldiers was reaching its limit, Cao Wenzhao ordered coldly: "Let Cao Dingjiao lead the cavalry to attack!"

"Yes!" The messenger hurriedly held the command flag and left in a hurry.

Immediately, Tongguan City suddenly opened wide, and the officers and soldiers who had been fighting hard were stunned for a moment, and then their expressions changed drastically.

The sound of horseshoes sounded like a reminder, and then more than a hundred cavalry rushed out from the city gate and rushed straight at the officers and soldiers who were attacking the city.

Although there are few rebel cavalry, they are enough to play a devastating role in this relatively narrow terrain.

Although Cao Dingjiao is not as fierce as Cao Bianjiao, he is still a fierce general.

I saw him taking the lead, rushing back and forth, and when the cavalry arrived, the officers and soldiers were immediately defeated.

Cao Dingjiao led the cavalry from the Tongguan city to the Jindouguan city, and then turned around and charged back from the Jindouguan city, as if entering the land of no one.

The location where the officers and soldiers attacked this time has Jindou Pass on the left, Tongguan on the right, a mountain plateau in the front, and the Yellow River in the back. It is a desperate place. Where can the officers and soldiers escape?

For a while, many people only flocked to the ferry, but when they smuggled, they used small boats and no one organized them. How could they escape in time?

Cao Dingjiao couldn't help leading the cavalry to wander nearby, like a hungry wolf hunting, pounced on it from time to time, and bit off a piece of "meat".

"Go to another five hundred soldiers, and get rid of this group of thieves earlier!" Cao Wenzhao saw that the victory and defeat in the city had been decided, so he couldn't help but decide their fate casually.

Cao Wenzhao has led the army for so many years, and he can be regarded as experienced in hundreds of battles, and his men and horses are even elite and masters of tigers and wolves.To him, these officers and soldiers are nothing more than a drizzle, nothing more.

This time the rebels easily repelled the sneak attacking officers and soldiers, so for Tongguan City, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers, defense will not be a big problem.

It's just that Cao Wenzhao still couldn't help frowning, his eyes crossed the Jindou Pass in front of him, and looked far to the east.

There is no problem in Tongguan for the time being, so what happened to Wang Shaoyu in Yan Township?
No wonder Cao Wenzhao was worried that there was nothing unusual about Wang Shaoyu, and he had once served as the commander-in-chief in a place like Henan that hadn't experienced war for a long time.

The reason why Zhang Shun was willing to use him was firstly to appease the people of Heluo, and secondly because the rebel army was developing too fast, and he really didn't have enough qualified generals under his command.

Although this Wang Shaoyu is not very capable, he can be regarded as a professional officer at any rate, and he has led a large number of troops. He is somewhat experienced and loyal, so he was entrusted by Zhang Shun to a battalion of troops.

Is it just that such a battalion composed of mediocre generals and new recruits can resist the attack with elite officers and soldiers as the vanguard?

In fact, Cao Wenzhao's guess was correct. This time it was the mighty Hu Dawei under the command of Shanxi Governor Wu Tong who attacked Yan Township.

Both Tiger Dawei and Mengruhu were surrendered generals outside the Great Wall, and they were changed to Chinese names by the former governor of Yansui, and they were called "Two Generals of Tigers".

These two had also fought against Zhang Shun before, but they didn't get any advantage, so they can be regarded as brave and difficult people.

In the original history, in addition to being brave and fearless, these two men were also famous generals who were brave and resourceful.

It was not until the last batch of giants trained by the imperial court such as Cao Wenzhao and Ai Wannian were lost that they rose up with Bai Guangen, He Renlong and other generals and became one of the main forces against the rebels and the Qing army.

It's just that now that Cao Wenzhao has surrendered to Zhang Shun, the governor of Shanxi Wu Zhen really has no generals to use, so he is promoted to be the deputy commander-in-chief of Shanxi.

This guy was also sent by Wu Tong to Kaifeng Mansion to help him in the past, and he made great achievements in defending Kaifeng City, and was considered by Wu Tong as a "talent that can be made".

So this time he was appointed as a vanguard by Wu Tong, specially used to "destroy powerful enemies and overcome strong cities".

In fact, both Zhang Shun and Hong Chengchou guessed wrong the last time. Shanxi Governor Wu Teng supervised Shanxi General Soldier Wang Zhong and Deputy Chief Soldier Hu Dawei to cross the river, in fact, to surprise Luoyang City.

It's just that the arrival of Ma Xianglin, the chieftain of Shizhu at the critical moment, made Liang Tingdong, the governor of the three sides, see another possibility.

So he wrote a letter, and sent someone to spread it to Shanxi governor Wu Zhen, inviting him to come and attack the rebel army, "making an indelible contribution".

The governor of Shanxi, Wu Tong, and Zhang Shenyan were old friends.He happened to have three concerns: one, Zhang Shenyan advised the thieves and saw through his own scheme.Two old friends meet each other with swords and soldiers, and they must not look good.The third is that the city of Luoyang is strong and cannot be broken suddenly.

Therefore, Shanxi governor Wu Tong went along with the current and sold the favor of Liang Tingdong, the governor of the three sides, and took the opportunity to send his troops westward, heading straight for Tongguan.

Hu Dawei marched very fast, and within a few days he broke through Xiashiguan, Shanzhou and Lingbao cities, and drove directly to the city of Yanxiang.

Although Wang Shaoyu was a mediocre general, he suffered a great loss from Zhang Shun's surprise attack on Luoyang City.If his memory doesn't improve at all because of this, that would be a strange thing.

In fact, Liang Tingdong, the governor of the three sides, made a temporary change this time, which gave Wang Shaoyu enough time to prepare.

Since the officers and soldiers crossed the river from Mianchi, some rumors have also spread to Yan Township.

Wang Shaoyu knew that he was no match for the elite officers and soldiers, so he hurriedly ordered the soldiers to lock the gate of the city, and sent people to investigate day and night, so as not to be attacked by the officers and soldiers.

Poor Hu Dawei hurried all the way, finally arrived at the city of Yanxiang, bumped into the well-prepared city of Yanxiang, and was almost beaten to the ground.

That is to say, Wang Shaoyu is not an opponent of officers and soldiers, so he dare not take risks.

If veteran generals like Cao Wenzhao and Zhang Shun had set up ambushes in advance, that mighty tiger would be on the spot right away.

(End of this chapter)