"Is this Thief Cao?"
When Cao Wenzhao's head was delivered to Li Zicheng, it aroused the curiosity of all the rebels.
It is true that the Northwest Rebels have suffered too hard at the hands of Cao Wenzhao in recent years.
This imperial general who was invincible in their eyes actually died in their hands.
So much so that the battlefield became quiet, and many people still had an unreal feeling, as if they were having a dream.
Li Zicheng looked at Cao Wenzhao's head and saw that his face was broad, his features were strong, and his beard and hair were spread like a lion's.
Just looking at his head, you can imagine what a high-spirited man he must have been like when he was alive.
Liang Yue held his head in his hands and smiled.
"Thanks to the hard work of all brothers, we finally put an end to this great evil. When the news comes out, the imperial court will definitely be shocked and will not dare to look down on us again."
What he said was absolutely correct.
Cao Wenzhao, the most capable military general among the generals, was killed. The other Ming army generals must be frightened and no longer dare to be as arrogant as before.
After annihilating a major enemy of the rebels, Li Zicheng felt high-spirited.
"Put this thief's head on the top of the city to tell the world. We will take Hong Chengchou's head someday to thank our fathers and fellow villagers."
Three full days later, Li Zicheng's troops had already flown away, and Cao Bianjiao came back.
Although he had a premonition that Cao Wenzhao would be in danger, when he actually saw Cao Wenzhao's head, Cao Bianjiao still cried and fainted.
Hong Chengchou, who had promised to back up Cao Wenzhao, but did not have any soldiers in his hands, rushed to Chunhua alone. Instead of waiting for the good news of Cao Wenzhao's victory, he received the bad news.
"God does not bless our Ming Dynasty, so that our good generals will suffer. All the arrangements have been made, and all the previous achievements have been wasted. What face does this constitution have between heaven and earth?"
Hong Chengchou beat his chest and cried bitterly. It really hurt to his bones.
As the governor of five provinces, although he had many generals under his command, only Cao Wenzhao was really easy to use.
Cao Wenzhao was a simple and upright man who obeyed orders and never cheated or cheated. He was brave in battle and fearless of life and death. No commander disliked him.
Now that Cao Wenzhao is dead, all those left are treacherous people.
Hong Chengchou had already sensed that the task of exterminating the bandits seemed to be getting more and more difficult.
The news of Cao Wenzhao's death in battle spread quickly throughout the world like the wind growing wings.
In the Forbidden City, Chongzhen, who learned about this, sat there for a long time, lost in thought.
The destruction of the Fengyang Emperor's Mausoleum was tantamount to trampling his face to the ground. In order to make amends, he issued an edict to exterminate the bandits within six months.
It was fully believed that under the imperial power, civil and military ministers would be able to atone for their sins and complete their achievements in one battle.
It's a pity that he took the emperor's authority too seriously.
He is not Zhu Yuanzhang, nor Zhu Di.
He was just a hothouse flower who was born in the deep palace and grew in the hands of women. He didn't even know what it was like outside the capital, but he had to take charge of the overall situation when the country was in turmoil.
This was completely beyond his capabilities.
Although he could order his ministers to be executed like chickens, he could never make his ministers loyal and devoted to their duties without any selfish desires.
"Cao Wenzhao died just now, which shows that these bandits have not made any progress. The two sides are just sleeping dragons and phoenixes, just outperforming each other."
Regarding Cao Wenzhao's death, Zuo Mengeng was very indifferent.
When others talk about Cao Wenzhao, they either fear his reputation or praise his bravery.
But in Zuo Mengeng's eyes, Cao Wenzhao simply did not have the qualities of a qualified general.
This guy is just not afraid of death and dares to fight and charge. The rest of the ability to run the army, command troops, and fight is completely lacking.
Used to defeat a dozen low-quality peasant troops, it was quite fruitful. But once he encountered a more strict army, he couldn't stand it anymore.
He was beaten to a pulp by the Eight Banners Army in Datong before, but this time he died at the hands of Li Zicheng, who was relatively powerful among the rebels.
Moreover, this person was cruel and tyrannical, and the harm he caused to civilians was even more heinous.
Even the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty criticized Cao Wenzhao.
[It would be better to be robbed by thieves than to be blocked by Cao's soldiers; the robbers can only rob, but Cao's soldiers can do endless harm; the robbers can rob people's wealth, but Cao's soldiers can harm people's lives. 】
Devour
Zuo Mengeng certainly despised such an executioner who regarded innocent people as lambs.
The situation on the battlefield in the Central Plains will be settled after he understands it.
For a while, the Ming Dynasty and the Northwest Rebels couldn't tell the winner, and it wasn't time for Shandong to get involved.
On Jeju Island, various preparations have been started.
Various supplies have been continuously transported and have already piled up in Jeju Island.
Among them, there are 200,000 rounds of heavy artillery shells, 500,000 rounds of infantry artillery shells, and 20,000 rockets. The remaining muskets and gunpowder are enough for the New Army to fight for half a year.
The General Staff has formulated a huge combat plan, which is still kept secret for the time being and only a few senior officials know about it.
I believe that Huang Taiji will be given a big surprise by then.
The Intelligence Department personnel have already gone deep into various parts of North Korea, quietly mobilized, and become a nail. When war breaks out in the future, they will play an important role.
In the commander-in-chief's mansion, the day was filled with joy.
Before she knew it, Miss Zuo Xuanyan was already one year old.
Several rooms were filled with congratulatory gifts from various places, and people close to him rushed over to congratulate him.
"You said you didn't know much about it. How could you give such an expensive gift to a child?"
Watching Zuo Xiang playing with Zuo Xuanyan, Zuo Mengeng couldn't help but start nagging.
It's okay to be an uncle's doting niece, but to give her a Buddha statue made of seven pounds of gold is a bit too much.
Zuo Xianghun didn't care.
"This is the incense of our Zuo family. With Buddha's blessing in the future, we will definitely be safe and free from illness and disaster."
Zuo Mengeng shook his head helplessly. There was no way he could say too much on such a festive day, so as not to spoil the fun.
Zuo Xianmei ran over and snatched the child from Zuo Xiang's hand.
"Hurry up, it's time to get pregnant."
People in the room heard the news and ran over one after another.
On the princess bed, Zuo Xuanyan was placed in the middle. She was surrounded by all kinds of beautiful objects.
Everyone in the room looked at her intently to see what she would grab in her hand.
As Zuo Mengeng's daughter, a small Zhouzhou ceremony has placed a lot of people's thoughts on her.
"If Lin is educated and sensible, the child will definitely follow his mother and become a good housekeeper in the future."
Huang's idea is simple.
"That's not true. Ruolin has kept her fingers clean since she was a child, and she is very pampered. She is only smart and kind-hearted. If I watch, she will definitely catch that cross."
The Xu family are all believers, and Mrs. Gu also hopes that her granddaughter will be like this.
However, looking at the things on the bed, Zuo Xuanyan was indifferent.
She blinked, and she really didn't understand why these adults were looking at her?
This made her a little uncomfortable and wanted to run away.
After searching with her eyes, she happened to see the father who loved her the most.
"Dad...Dad..."
One-year-old Zuo Xuanyan yelled the only word she knew and crawled over with her little buttocks twisted.
She was very fast, and before Zuo Mengeng could react, she grabbed the hilt of the sword at his waist.
Seeing this scene, everyone was shocked and their thoughts were changing.
