Han ride

Chapter 319 Cao Wenzhao

In the Ming Dynasty, inside the Forbidden City, Emperor Chongzhen had a gloomy face. Right now, Chongzhen had just experienced the Shandong Rebellion. With the help of Li Xin, Kong Youde was finally wiped out. Dare to go south, those rebels in the Central Plains were besieged, and the Ming Dynasty's revival was just around the corner. The Chongzhen Emperor was full of spirits, thinking about how to reorganize the imperial program in the coming year. It was quickly shattered.

The news just came that the peasant army broke through the encirclement of the government and the army and entered the Henan border.After the capture of Nanyang, the rebel army was divided into five battalions including Laohuihui and other battalions who invaded Huguang, Li Zicheng and others entered Hanzhong, and Zhang Xianzhong led his troops to Xinyang.All of a sudden, Chongzhen's subordinates were disrupted again.In addition, there was no news from Li Xin's grassland, so Emperor Chongzhen felt a little anxious.He didn't understand why the good situation turned around all of a sudden, and the court was once again in a disadvantageous situation. Why didn't the court have people like Li Xin? Look at Li Xin, Jiannu is very powerful, and the current Jiannu has been beaten to shrink After returning to her lair, Mrs. Hong couldn't even keep her own concubine. Lin Danhan is amazing!Didn't he give up his concubine and younger sister, Kong Youde spent nearly a year in Shandong, and was finally solved by Li Xin.Thinking about the vast territory of Ming Dynasty, there are countless people with lofty ideals, many well-educated people, and many generals who are accustomed to fighting, but these people can't even compare with Li Xin.So many soldiers and horses to deal with those peasants who have little combat experience and only held hoes a few days ago?Emperor Chongzhen hesitated all of a sudden, isn't there anyone in the country who can share his worries?

"Recently, is there any news from Li Xin?" Emperor Chongzhen sighed and dispatched Li Xin's army into the Central Plains. This was his last move.Now that Li Xin's army is gathering on the grassland, he still doesn't know what the situation is like.Once Li Xin's army loses, the court will face the double attack of Lin Dan Khan and Jian Nu.So he hopes that Li Xin can withstand Lin Danhan's attack.

"The news from Jin Yiwei said that the grassland was covered with heavy snow, and Li Xin's army was still confronting Lin Danhan at the Yunzhong City." Wang Chengen said quickly.He hesitated for a moment, then Fang said: "However, according to the news from Dongchang, Li Xin is not in Yunzhong City, and Shi Yuanzhi is currently in charge of the battle in Yunzhong."

"Hey, a down-and-out literati can actually withstand the attack of Lin Danhan's 10,000+ army. Why can't our courtiers do this?" Emperor Chongzhen sighed.Wang Chengen didn't speak, he naturally knew the secret, but he couldn't tell Chongzhen.

"Tell me, can Li Xin defeat Lin Danhan this time?" Emperor Chongzhen asked softly suddenly.

"This? The servant doesn't know either." Wang Chengen thought for a while, shook his head in embarrassment, and suddenly thought of something, and said: "If the emperor wants to know, you can call someone who knows how to march and fight to ask."

"Oh, then who are you looking for?" Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen and said.

"How about Cao Wenzhao? This person is waiting outside." Wang Chengen thought for a while and said.

"Is it Cao Wenzhao who has repeatedly made military exploits in Shaanxi?" Emperor Chongzhen suddenly became interested.Datong, Shanxi.Courageous and resourceful.Cao Wenzhao fought against the militant army in Xihao, beheaded thousands of people, and captured Du San and Yang Laochai alive.Then he beheaded his friends in the Red Army.Ke Tianfei, Liu Daojiang, the leaders of the civil uprising surrounded Heshui City, and Cao Wenzhao went to rescue.The militant army ambushed the elite and challenged the Ming army to Nanyuan with thousands of cavalry.People in the city said that General Cao had died in battle.Cao Wenzhao charged left and right with a spear, and his horse went in and out of the crowd.After the defenders saw it, they sent out troops to attack, and the militant army was defeated.Cao Wenzhao made the most contributions in dozens of battles in Shaanxi, but Hong Chengchou did not help him to claim credit.However, this person is not a person who doesn't know how to be flexible. Chongzhen remembered him only after following Wang Chengen's path.It even caused Hong Chengchou to suffer a dark loss.

"Then pass on Cao Wenzhao. He is a man who marches and fights, so he must have some knowledge." Emperor Chongzhen nodded. He urgently needs someone to help him confirm whether Li Xin's army can help him hold Lin Danhan back.

After a while, Cao Wenzhao entered the main hall. Cao Wenzhao was only 40 years old at the moment, and his face was full of wind and frost from years of fighting, but his tiger eyes shone with brilliance, which made people see the extraordinaryness of this person at a glance. Dressed in mandarin ducks and battle jackets, with a heroic expression, Chongzhen nodded involuntarily when he saw this. Such a general cannot be compared with civilian commanders like Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou.

"The last general pays homage to His Majesty. Forgive me for not being able to fully salute the last general because he is wearing armor. Let the last general meet with a military salute." Cao Wenzhao had a solemn face, like Emperor Chongzhen performing a military salute.

"General Cao is exempt." Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "The general is brave and invincible. I am very relieved to see the general today." After giving a military salute, he was also very surprised in his heart, and nodded in a rare way.

"The last general has little merit, and he dare not bother the emperor to praise him. It all depends on the might of the sage. The last general is just following the sage's might." Cao Wenzhao said hastily.

"The general is from Datong? Do you know Lin Danhan?" Emperor Chongzhen pondered for a while before Fang asked.

"Lin Dan Khan often plunders the Nine Sides, and he will hate him to the bone." Cao Wenzhao said without thinking.

"Now that Lin Dan Khan has assembled an army of tens of thousands to attack Yunzhong, you, do you think Li Xin, Marquis of Zhengbei, can stop Lin Dan Khan's attack?" Emperor Chongzhen asked Cao Wenzhao, staring at him.

"Does the emperor want to dispatch Xuanfu's troops?" Cao Wenzhao blurted out.

"That's right." Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help being shocked by Cao Wenzhao's conjecture. He wanted to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Xuanfu. The 10,000+ army was enough to resist the increasingly arrogant rebels.Just dispatching the soldiers and horses of Xuanfu, the prerequisite is that Li Xin can block Lin Danhan and Jiannu on the grassland for him.Once the soldiers and horses of the Xuanfu are all dispatched, Jiannu will be able to enter the pass from the border of the Xuanfu bandits, and Lin Danhan will be unscrupulous.Wang Chengen on the side quickly told the information about Li Xin, so as to help Cao Wenzhao refer.

"The last general thinks it's okay." Cao Wenzhao thought for a while and said: "The heavy snow has covered the entire grassland. Whether it is Zhengbeihou or Lin Danhan, at this time, it is not the best time to send troops. As On the side that defends the city, the Marquis of Zhengbei will undoubtedly gain a certain advantage. As long as there is enough food and grass in the city of Yunzhong, Lin Danhan will have no way to capture the city of Yunzhong. Offensive. There's even the possibility of going a step further."

"Do you think Li Xin will win?" Emperor Chongzhen looked at Cao Wenzhao in surprise. In fact, before Cao Wenzhao, Emperor Chongzhen also asked many people. Unfortunately, everyone thought that Li Xin had no chance of winning.After all, a 10,000+ army attacked Yunzhongcheng, and Li Xin's foundation on the grassland was unstable. As long as he besieged Yunzhongcheng, and then annihilated his troops one by one, Li Xin's 10,000+ army would disperse soon. Li Xin We can only rely on the tens of thousands of troops in the headquarters to resist Lin Danhan's attack. This is undoubtedly an egg hitting a rock.This is also where Emperor Chongzhen felt embarrassed, but Cao Wenzhao in front of him could conclude that Li Xin would definitely win.

"If the last general uses troops, he will definitely concentrate his strength to break through his way. Whether it is Tuxietu Khan or Wu Keshan's army, they can deter the enemy." Cao Wenzhao thought for a while and said: "Zhengbeihou Relying on the imperial court, and there is a lot of food and grass, which is enough to support himself, but Lin Danhan is different. The food and grass are allowed to be difficult. After a long time under the city of Yunzhong, the morale of the army will be a big blow. In the end, if it is exhausted, it is definitely not Zhengbeihou Grandpa's opponent."

"Although this is the case, the imperial court will not be able to support it if it goes on like this for a long time!" The biggest characteristic of Emperor Chongzhen was completely exposed at this time, and that was urgency.The so-called governing a big country is like cooking a small fish, take it slowly.Emperor Chongzhen wanted to solve the matter all at once.For example, in the past, the matter of Liaodong could not be resolved in more than ten years, but Yuan Chonghuan told him that it would only take five years, and Emperor Chongzhen believed it.This was the case for Emperor Chongzhen in all subsequent wars, so in the end, most of them advanced lightly and led to great defeats. This has a great relationship with Emperor Chongzhen's character.

"Good news, good news." At this moment, voices calling for good news came from outside the hall, and Chongzhen in the hall suddenly stood up and looked into the distance.

"Cheng En, go and see, where is the good news? Is it from Sichuan? Or from Shaanxi, or even from Shanxi?" Emperor Chongzhen's face was beaming, and the country's affairs were declining day by day. It is a rare good thing to have a good news!Emperor Chongzhen wondered if he was going to comfort the Taimiao.

Wang Chengen didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurried out, and after a while, he saw the good news in his hand, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the good news sent by the Marquis of Zhengbei, half a month ago, Marquis Zhengbei annihilated Wu Keshan's army captured more than 1 people from Horqin's army, and captured Taiji Hongguoer. Wu Keshan and others fled in embarrassment, and obtained countless money, food and equipment from the Marquis of Zhengbei. Now they have returned to Yunzhong Mansion. Great joy! Your Majesty." Wang Chengen shouted loudly Start the report in hand.

"Bless the ancestors, protect the ancestors." Emperor Chongzhen's face flushed red, and he slumped on the dragon chair, and said softly.

"I really won, and it was so fast." Cao Wenzhao also had a look of shock on his face. If he came to fight this battle, I'm afraid it would not be so big. He would definitely fight Tuxietu Khan first, because Among the three, Tuxietu Khan is the weakest and the easiest to eliminate first. Although Horqin's army is not as powerful as Lin Danhan's, it is actually the most powerful one.This Li Xin actually took care of Wu Keshan first, which shows how bold this person is, no wonder he has such momentum now.

(End of this chapter)