Just as Cao Bianjiao was about to speak, Cao Wenzhao spoke first: "Leave the matter of defending the city to this general. The Chu County Magistrate can just stay in the county office and wait for good news."
"Okay, okay, we have General Lao Cao and General Xiao Cao in everything." The Chu County Magistrate looked grateful.
Cao Wenzhao said with a smile: "We are all in the same boat. Only my uncle and nephew are here. We will ensure the safety of Julu and you, Magistrate Chu."
"If General Cao has any needs, I will do my best to cooperate." The Chu County Magistrate promised.
The people Wang Chengyin left behind were already dead, and he knew that he could only rely on the uncle and nephew in front of him to guard Julu City.
After hearing this, Cao Wenzhao just smiled and said nothing.
First, he no longer needs this county magistrate for anything, and second, everything that can be taken away from Julu City was taken away when Wang Chengyin left.
There was originally some grain in the warehouse, but Wang Chengyin ordered people to transport it away by truck.
There were still many things to do outside, so the uncle and nephew quickly left the yamen.
"Uncle, we didn't agree to dedicate Julu City to the Tiger Flag, so why did we agree to this county magistrate to stick to Julu City?" Cao Bianjiao looked puzzled.
If it weren't for the outsider like the county magistrate, he wouldn't have been able to help asking when he was still in the back office.
Cao Wenzhao looked at his nephew and said, "I'm just trying to appease him temporarily to avoid causing trouble for us before the Tiger Banner army comes. If it weren't for the fact that you and my uncle and nephew didn't have too few troops, I wouldn't have compromised with him."
"Wang Chengyin left hundreds of soldiers and horses behind. The guerrilla asked his nephew to kill him, but those soldiers and horses are still there. We can use these people for our own use." Cao Bianjiao suggested.
Without the general, it seemed to him that with a little effort, those hundreds of soldiers could win people over to their uncles and nephews.
Cao Wenzhao frowned and said, "Don't do anything to win over these soldiers."
"Why? My nephew doesn't understand?" Cao Bianjiao was puzzled.
In his opinion, this was obviously a good thing. Not only could it expand the strength of their uncle and nephew, but with these hundreds of soldiers, Julu City would be completely controlled by their uncle and nephew.
Cao Wenzhao, who was about to mount his horse, saw that his nephew was still confused, so he said: "After coming to Shandong, I have learned about this tiger-character flag. The enemy is not an ordinary rebel bandit. He has his own rules. We really have to take him in." If you get rid of the hundreds of people left by Wang Chengyin, you have to admit that these people robbed the big families in Julu City. The killings caused will also be attributed to you and my uncle and nephew. If the Tiger Character Banner is liquidated, you My uncle and nephew might be implicated."
"It's not that serious!" Cao Bianjiao didn't believe it.
The robbery of the big business happened before the Tiger Flag occupied Julu. He didn't think there was anything to blame for such a thing. After all, the person who robbed had nothing to do with the Tiger Flag.
Cao Wenzhao said in a serious tone: "Jiao'er, you have to remember that the next step is whether you and I can successfully join the Tiger Flag. There is no need to bet on the possibility of the Tiger Flag for some unrelated people. As long as you and my uncle My nephew deserves a lot of credit for dedicating Julu City, not to mention those hundreds of soldiers, do you think the Tiger Flag can be appreciated? On the contrary, it is the disaster for you and my uncle and nephew to keep too many soldiers and horses in hand. .”
After saying that, he got on the horse.
A soldier on the side handed the reins of a war horse into Cao Bianjiao's hands.
Cao Bianjiao rode neatly on the horse.
"Jiao'er, you must personally guard the city gate in the south. As long as the tiger-shaped banner army arrives, the credit of your uncle and nephew will be recognized. Now you can go there. You are not allowed to leave until the tiger-shaped banner army arrives." Cao Wen The imperial edict raised its head towards Cao Bianjiao.
"My nephew is gone."
Cao Bianjiao turned his horse's head and rushed to the gate in the south direction of Julu City with a few soldiers.
Cao Wenzhao, who was riding on horseback, watched his nephew walk away little by little until he disappeared around the corner of the road, then he slowly looked back and looked back at the Yamen behind him.
"Leave two people to keep an eye on what's going on in the Yamen, and send someone to tell me as soon as there is any news."
Leaving two soldiers behind, Cao Wenzhao also rode away.
In Julu City, there was complete chaos because of the few soldiers left behind by Wang Chengyin.
Originally, these people were just targeting a few big families in the city, but when they found out that their leader had been beheaded, they immediately let themselves go.
Except for a few smart people who fled Julu City with the looted money, the vast majority of the remaining Ming troops began to expand the scope of their looting.
Shops in the city and even people's homes suffered.
Originally it was just these soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who looted, but later some ruffians from Julu City also joined in, and even police officers from the yamen.
After chaos broke out in the city, Cao Wenzhao knew that the situation was beyond his control, so he simply allowed these people to run amok in Julu City without any intention of intervening. He just asked his own soldiers to guard his place. He also sent someone to send a message to Cao Bianjiao not to interfere in the turmoil in the city.
The Chu county magistrate, who also learned of the turmoil in the city, had long been frightened to the point of losing his courage. He arranged for people to guard several gates of the county government office and not let anyone enter the county government office.
Julu City soon became a hyena carnival.
More and more people began to join the carnival.
The leader of the Tiger Banner army coming to Julu was Qin Rong, the deputy commander of the Second War Zone. He personally led a division of soldiers from Qiu County into Beizhili. The target was Wang Chengyin, the Ming army's effective force.
As the coach of the Second War Corps, Chen Xunping led his army to take another offensive route.
Qin Rong didn't know about the turmoil in Julu City yet, but after a cavalry sent by Qin Rong appeared around Julu City, they met some people who had escaped from Julu City.
The people they met were the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who had robbed big households in Julu City.
The reason why these people were intercepted was not only that the cavalry of the Tiger-Character Flag happened to appear near Julu City, but also because these people wore the uniforms of the Ming Army and carried a large amount of property with them, so they naturally became the Tiger-Character Flag. The object of the cavalry interception.
From these people, the captain of the cavalry battalion of the Tiger Banner learned some of the situation in Julu City, and immediately sent someone to deliver a message to the main force in the rear.
At the same time, people began to be sent to try to contact the uncles and nephews of the Cao family.
The reason why they appeared in Julu City so quickly was because the person sent by Cao's uncle and nephew to deliver the message had already met Qin Rong, so they were the only ones who came to Julu to find out the situation in advance.
When he learned that there was chaos in Julu City, the captain of the cavalry brigade immediately realized that this was a good opportunity to capture Julu City.
These people who had escaped from Julu City were brought back to Julu City by the cavalry of the Tiger Flag.
(End of chapter)
