"Let's go, let's go now." When Fu Zonglong heard Cao Bianjiao saying that the people with the tiger character flag would catch up soon, he immediately had no intention of stopping and left in a hurry.
Cao Bianjiao protected Fu Zonglong on the road again. Regardless of the power, he ran for dozens of miles in one breath and finally stopped in a remote village.
At this time, both men and horses were so tired that they had to stop and rest.
"Where is your uncle? Didn't he come to the state with you?" After resting in a private house, Fu Zonglong finally had time to pay attention to the situation of Cao Bianjiao's uncle and nephew.
Cao Bianjiao explained: "My uncle was injured and could not ride for a long time, so he sent his junior general to see the governor first. When he arrived in Laizhou, he heard the news that the army was going to fight the tiger bandit in the Pingdu area, so the junior general rushed there. come over."
"Thank you, General Xiao Cao, for coming here, otherwise I might have fallen into the hands of the traitors." Fu Zonglong said with a clear heart.
When he was left behind by Wang Chengyin, he almost thought he was going to fall into the hands of Tiger Flag. Cao Bianjiao complimented: "Supervisor Jiren has his own destiny, even if there is no general, nothing will happen." He is not stupid, so naturally it is impossible to really admit that without him, Fu Zonglong will fall into the hands of Tiger Flag, even if it is This cannot be said in fact, he still has this bit of emotional intelligence.
"Don't worry, when I return to Jinan, I will naturally not forget your uncle and nephew." Fu Zonglong gave Cao Bianjiao reassurance.
Not to mention that the Cao family's uncle and nephew saved him, even if there was no such thing, he would still reuse the Cao family's uncle and nephew to counter Wang Chengyin.
When Wang Chengyin left him behind, he and Wang Chengyin were already at odds. At this time, the only generals he could rely on were the Cao family's uncles and nephews.
Cao Bianjiao's face was filled with joy and he quickly promised: "The general and my uncle will obey the command of the supervisor from now on."
"Okay, okay, okay." Fu Zonglong laughed with his beard in his hands. With the uncle and nephew of the Cao family, he would not be alone when he returned to Jinan Mansion, and with the identity of the supervisor, Wang Chengyin could only hold it in even if he had any small thoughts.
Both people who reached an agreement got the results they wanted. One has a backer, and the other has the military support he needs.
"Is there any news from Ambassador Sun?" Fu Zonglong suddenly mentioned Sun Chuanting. Compared with the uncles and nephews of the Cao family, he admired officials like Sun Chuanting who had a civil service background and knew martial arts more, and believed that officials like Sun Chuanting were the hope of the future of the Ming Dynasty.
Cao Bianjiao said: "The general has sent people to inquire about Ambassador Sun. There is no news at the moment. However, we'd better return to Jinan as soon as possible. Laizhou is not a place to stay for a long time." He was afraid that Fu Zonglong would not stay in Laizhou for Sun Chuanting. He tried hard to persuade Fu Zonglong to return to Jinan Mansion.
"I can go back to Jinan Mansion first, but I must find out about Ambassador Sun. If I can find Ambassador Sun, I must bring him back to Jinan Mansion." Fu Zonglong said to Cao Bianjiao.
At this time, he didn't have many soldiers in his hands, and naturally he didn't want to take the risk of staying in Laizhou. Even if Cao Bianjiao didn't dissuade him, he would seize the time to return to Jinan Mansion.
Once the army is defeated, it seems that the state will soon be captured by the Tiger Character Banner. Staying in Laizhou will not only be useless, but will also be dangerous.
Cao Bianjiao said: "If the Governor is not at ease, I will leave some information to inquire about Ambassador Sun, and I will ask my men to escort the Governor back to Jinan Mansion."
"It's enough to leave two people to inquire about Ambassador Sun. If Ambassador Sun is safe, there must be someone around to protect him. It's useless to leave too many people." Fu Zonglong didn't want a tiger general like Cao Bianjiao to stay. He also counted on Cao Bianjiao. Protect along the way.
Cao Bianjiao said: "I will leave two smart people behind. I believe they will be able to find out the news about Ambassador Sun." Fu Zonglong nodded, picked up the tureen at hand and took a sip of tea.
The gaiwan belonged to the family he lived in, and the tea he brewed also belonged to the family. Although the tea was much worse than what he drank in the past, he didn't stop talking about it at this time and just drank it.
This family is a big family in the village, and there is a scholar in the family. However, at this time, the scholar and his family were all driven into a side room and were not allowed to come out. Fu Zonglong lived in the bright main room.
Special protection personnel were arranged inside and outside the house. Fu Zonglong, who stayed for one night, did not make things too difficult for this family. After dawn, he found some food from this family's house and took it away as food and grass, and then released the scholar and his family.
After a night of rest, everyone felt much better. The group of people were all cavalry, and they didn't have to go over mountains and ridges to take small roads. They walked along the official road. They walked very quickly along the way. When they got tired, they found a village to rest along the way.
With so many cavalry there, no one dared to provoke them, and as they were officers and soldiers, they didn't have to worry about finding food or a place to rest no matter where they went.
Finally, when he arrived in Huai County, Fu Zonglong met Cao Wenzhao here. It turned out that after Cao Wenzhao sent his nephew out, he did not stop and continued to travel to and from the state, but he was not as anxious as Cao Bianjiao.
The two sides met outside Huai County.
"General Cao, thank you so much for your hard work. Even if you are injured, you still have to come here in person. The injury on your body is okay!" Fu Zonglong took Cao Wenzhao's arm affectionately, not forgetting to care about Cao Wenzhao's injured arm.
Cao Wenzhao said respectfully: "Don't worry, Commander, it's just a minor injury. I promise that I will not delay killing enemies for the Commander in the future."
"Haha, good, you are worthy of being a tiger general of my Ming Dynasty. With your uncle and nephew here, I am more confident in guarding Shandong." Fu Zonglong happily stroked his beard and laughed.
His goal has also changed from wiping out the Tiger Character Banner rebels in Shandong when he first came to Shandong to defending Shandong from being occupied by the Tiger Character Banner.
This defeat in Laizhou made him completely understand that if he wanted to deal with the Tiger-Character Banner forces in Shandong, he should follow Sun Chuanting's suggestion and slowly build up strength and not rush into a decisive battle with the Tiger-Character Banner.
"It must have been a hard journey, Supervisor. Do you think you should go to Huai County to take a rest first?" Cao Wenzhao asked Fu Zonglong.
Fu Zonglong shook his head and said: "If you don't enter Huai County, go back to Jinan Mansion as soon as possible. By the way, did you see Wang Chengyin on the way?"
"I saw it." Cao Wenzhao nodded and said immediately,
"The general learned from General Wang that something happened to you, so he immediately rushed to Pingdu with his people. Now that he sees that you are fine, the general can rest assured."
"Hmph! He still has the nerve to mention me." Fu Zonglong snorted coldly and said bitterly,
"If he hadn't disobeyed orders and retreated privately on the battlefield, how could the army have been defeated so quickly, and Ambassador Sun fell into the hands of tiger thieves." After such a huge defeat in Laizhou, Tie If a military commander enters, the court will know about it sooner or later, so on the way back, he has already written a memorial to impeach Wang Chengyin and sent it to the capital.
