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Zhu Chongba at the end of Ming Dynasty Volume 1 May 11, Cao Wenzhao goes out to battle

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    The messenger quickly talked about the Battle of Yinping in detail, telling the story of the battle between Xu Renjie and Ma Xianglin in detail.  After Zhu Yuanzhang listened carefully, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "Xu Renjie used this strategy well. He achieved strategic victory and successfully deceived the enemy into leaving the pass where they were stationed. However our army failed in terms of military bravery.  Lost"

    The two uncles and nephews next to them also heard the whole process of the battle. The two uncles and nephews couldn't help but look at each other, and they were quite surprised. They also knew Wang Er's bravery.  In the first battle outside Tongguan, although Cao Wenzhao could injure Wang Er with two or three moves on horseback, when he got off the horse and fought with Wang Er on foot, he felt that he was not as strong as Wang Er, but his moves were clever.  Even better.

    ¡° If Cao Wenzhao were to challenge Wang Erbu in a one-on-one battle, it would not be that easy for him to defeat Wang Er. They did not expect that this tough guy would lose to the pony, Chao Ma, Xianglin here, which really surprised them.

    When Zhu Yuanzhang saw the two of them asking each other, he said: "Wang Er is not used to the terrain in Yinping Mountain. Fighting on that weird ground will make his lower body unstable and he will not be able to fully exert his strength."

    Cao Wenzhao shouted, already understanding in his heart, and said: "General, why don't you let us uncle and nephew go over to help, we may be able to capture Xiao Ma Chao."

    Zhu Yuanzhang said calmly: "If you dismount and fight on foot, you may not be much better than Wang Er. In that Yinping Mountain, if you can't ride a horse, you won't be able to show your ability. You may not be able to defeat Ma Xianglin."

    Cao Wenzhao shook his head and said with a smile: "How will you know if you don't try it?"

    Zhu Yuanzhang¡¯s eyes were firmly fixed on Cao Wenzhao.  Because he was covering his face, Zhu Yuanzhang could not see his expression, but he could see a sense of confidence in his eyes.  It was obvious that Cao Wenzhao was confident of defeating Xiao Ma Chao, but he just didn't know where his confidence came from.

    Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Cao Wenzhao was not a general who liked to talk big words and was blindly arrogant. Since he showed this kind of look, he might really be able to find a solution, so he waved his hand and said: "Then I will help you, the second and third generals Cao."  ¡±

    Cao Wenzhao bowed deeply and said: "The name of the big and small cao. The last general no longer dares to use it. From now on, there will only be the big and small cao. I will call him dacao, and he will be called Xiaocao. I also ask General Zhu to fulfill me."

    He said this.  Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.  At the beginning, he captured Xiao Cao, the second-year student.  But his family members were not captured. Now there is still a whole Cao family living in Er Cao's hometown, because Zhu Yuanzhang released the news that he had killed the second Cao and the younger Cao.  Therefore, Ercao's family was generously supported by the court and supported.  If news comes out at this time that Cao and Cao have become thieves, the Cao family will probably encounter a catastrophe, and the two of them will have to change their names, which is reasonable.

    Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Okay, Dacao, Xiaocao, now I ask you to rush to the Yinping Ancient Road immediately to help the leader of the Generalissimo."

    When Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrived at Yinping, it was raining coldly in the mountains. Most of the soldiers of the Zhu army were huddled in their tents. They were all a little depressed, because Zhu Jun had rarely suffered defeats since his debut. This time they were here.  After suffering a defeat, I could not see the elders in Guanzhong when I returned home.

    Wang Er¡¯s shoulder injury has not healed yet. His shoulder is wrapped in a thick white cloth and he is sitting blankly in his tent. Yingshanhong is nearby sewing up the hole in his shoulder that was pierced by a white-poled gun.  Poor Azalea has big hands and feet, and is very poor at needlework. This hole has been sewn for several days, but it still hasn't been sewn properly.

    In the Chinese army¡¯s tent, Xu Renjie looked at the map with a sad face, his two brows almost turning into one.  After being defeated by Ma Xianglin a few days ago, Xu Renjie retreated a full twenty miles to a small village inhabited by the Qiang people and set up camp again. Then he didn't know what to do and kept writing here.

    The spy said that Brother Zhu Ba sent a team of people to reinforce him, but Xu Renjie didn't care. In his opinion, there was no general that Zhu Junzhong could fight with Xiao Ma Chao in the mountains and forests and defeat his opponent.  No one can help you get out of trouble.

    At this time, the spy came in and reported: "Generalissimo, the team sent by the general to reinforce us has arrived. There are only about fifty people. The two leaders are still wearing masks. They are unwilling to tell us their identities and say they want to meet.  Only you can say.¡±

    Xu Renjie was curious: Apart from himself, were there any other masked generals in Zhu's army?  It seems not!

    Once he was curious, he wanted to see who the person was. Xu Renjie ordered the soldiers to invite the person. Two men in raincoats walked into the tent, took off their raincoats and bamboo hats.  He was wearing a purple robe and his face was covered with a black scarf.

    Xu Renjie asked curiously: "Who are you?"

    "Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao's uncle and nephew!" Cao Wenzhao quickly introduced himself: "ButLater it was renamed Dacao, Xiaocao!  "

    Hearing that the person coming was the second cao, Xu Renjie couldn't help but be in awe. People with strength and noble character will arouse respect in the people around them at any time.  Xu Renjie said shyly: "Aren't you two unwilling to help us? What now"

    Cao Wenzhao shook his head: "Now is not the time to talk about this. Let's see how to break through the trouble in front of us."

    Xu Renjie was not a mother-in-law person, so he quickly cheered up and explained the current situation to Cao Wenzhao in detail.  After the last battle, Ma Xianglin discovered that Zhu Jun had not done anything to the Tujia villages, and had planned to retreat to Motian Ridge and defend the danger.  But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that even if he didn't rely on Motian Ridge, he could still defeat Zhu Jun, so why did he have to go back?  It is better to guard several nearby Tujia villages at the foot of the mountain and help the Tujia residents here at any time.

    So the Baigan soldiers did not return to Motian Ridge, but stationed themselves near the hill where they fought last time. Next to the military camp was a Tujia village. The soldiers actually became neighbors with the villagers happily.  Campfires would be lit in the military camp in the evening, and the people in the village actually ran into the military camp and danced a small wave dance with the Tujia soldiers

    This really shows that they look down on Xu Renjie, and the Tujia people just treat him as a guest here to relax.  It didn't look like he was here to fight, but Xu Renjie couldn't do anything about it.

    You can¡¯t fight hard.  It's a surprise attack. On other people's territory, only Zhu Jun can be attacked by surprise. How can Zhu Jun attack others by surprise?  Xu Renjie is far less familiar with the terrain nearby than the white-pole soldiers, so his plotting will only lead to a disastrous failure.  Playing the family card didn't work either. The corn sent by Xu Renjie was returned intact by Ma Xianglin.  Not even interested in taking a bite.  Make it clear that you won't deal with thieves.

    Xu Renjie was really going crazy.

    After listening to Xu Renjie's introduction, Cao Wenzhao smiled and said in a low voice: "This kid Ma Xianglin still has this kind of virtue To put it nicely, he is called a man of skill and courage. To put it harshly, he is brave.  It¡¯s because you don¡¯t know whether to live or die, it¡¯s too much.¡±

    Xu Renjie was surprised: "General Cao, have you ever dealt with Ma Xianglin?"

    Cao Wenzhao nodded.  He sighed softly: "The generals who fought against the Tatars together in Liaodong all said a few words to each other. We were all still young at the time. We were suffocating in our hearts and vowed to fight the Jiannu back to the mountains.  Go inside Who would have thought that more than ten years have passed, and those people have become old and dead, but the Tatars are still alive and kicking."

    He couldn¡¯t help but feel a little sad, remembering the past more than ten years ago.  In the first year of Tianqi (1621), that is, seventeen years ago, the Battle of Hunhe broke out. Sichuan soldiers and Qi army, plus the Liaodong border army, united to attack the Tatars at Hunhe River.  Before the war, officers from all ministries gathered together to drink oath-taking wine. At that time, Ma Xianglin was still a handsome young man in his early twenties, while Cao Wenzhao was still in his prime, with a small official position. He was just a guerrilla general, and there was another  Qi Jin, the high-spirited commander-in-chief of the Qi Jiajun. Although the three of them met for the first time, they all saw a sense of heroism in each other and liked each other. However, they sat together for a drink and laughed together about killing Tatars

    Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Qi Jin died, Ma Xianglin lost an eye in the defeat, and Cao Wenzhao was also defeated by the Tatars. Although the battle was fought bravely, the Tatars called it "Liao".  "The first bloody battle since Zuo Yongbing", however, for the military attach¨¦s of the Ming Dynasty, it was a great shame and humiliation.

    Of course Cao Wenzhao would never forget this humiliating battle, and he also forgot the unique temper of Ma Xianglin among the few friends he made at that time.  After all, he is from the Tujia ethnic minority in southwest China. He is very different from ordinary Han people. Relatively speaking, Han people are more mellow. They use their brains more when encountering problems and use less hands and feet. When encountering critical situations,  For big things, I like to think about them first and weigh the pros and cons before taking action.

    ¡°But Ma Xianglin has some typical characteristics of ethnic minorities, that is, he acts first and then thinks first. When encountering a big event, he first follows his own intuition to act instead of weighing the pros and cons first.

    Cao Wenzhao does not dislike this kind of person, and even likes to be friends with him. However, it is very easy to deal with this kind of person when he meets him on the battlefield, because he is too easy to be provoked.

    According to what Xu Renjie said, Zhu Jun only used the small threat of burning down the Tujia village to incite Ma Xianglin to kill him in anger and abandon his defensive position. It can be seen that this guy is still so impulsive after all these years.

    Cao Wenzhao couldn't help but said to Xu Renjie: "General Marshal, if you don't mind me taking your credit, can you hand over this Ma Xianglin to me?"

    When Xu Renjie heard this, he was immediately overjoyed. He knew how powerful Cao Wenzhao was.?It would be great if he was willing to help him deal with Ma Xianglin. As for taking credit or something, he didn't care at all.  Firstly, he only likes fighting and does not like counting merits.  Secondly, his position in the Zhu army is very stable. He has been with Zhu Bage for ten years. Is he still afraid that a latecomer will surpass him?  What's there to worry about if your credit is taken away?  He quickly said: "Then General Cao Cao will be here."

    Cao Wenzhao hurriedly said: "It's big grass! Remember, it's big grass!"

    Xu Renjie shrugged his shoulders: "I know, Chief Dacao!"

    The next day, the mountain rain stopped, the wind caressed me gently and the fragrance of the soil after the rain came.  There were still some drops of water hanging on the leaves and branches. Ma Xianglin was sitting outside the Tujia village in a good mood, watching several Tujia people carrying baskets on their backs and working on the mountainside, when he heard the white-pole soldiers under his command.  The scout came back and reported: "The bandit army has moved and is coming towards us."

    Ma Xianglin laughed loudly: "After they were defeated by me last time, they were silent for so many days. Now they have the courage to come here again? This time I will beat them all over the head."

    Several lieutenants around him couldn't help but smile.

    They really didn't take Zhu Jun seriously. Since Zhu Jun had already been defeated once a few days ago, if he comes again now, the result will be the same and there will be no change. What's more, in the last battle, Zhu Jun occupied the top of the hill, and the white pole soldiers came from below.  And those who go up attack those who go up.  This time, the white-pole soldiers occupied the top of the hill. If Zhu Jun came, they would be condescending this time. There is really no reason for defeat.

    Ma Xianglin summoned soldiers.  He also asked the people in the village to temporarily avoid the mountains.  When he was ready, Zhu Jun's soldiers began to appear in the northeast. It was still the same army of 8,000 people, but it was different from last time.  Last time Xu Renjie was accompanied by Wang Er and Ying Shanhong.  This time it was two men with their faces covered.

    It was replaced by another bandit army.  Ma Xianglin was reasonable and didn't bother to pay attention, but this time the bandit army did not burn down the Tujia village. That incident shocked Ma Xianglin quite a lot.  So this time I saw Xu Renjie's attitude was much better, and he just shouted loudly: "Hey, you are here to suffer defeat again?"

    Xu Renjie remained silent.

    Ma Xianglin frowned and said: "Because you didn't burn down my Tujia village last time, I didn't pursue you I don't want to kill you now. You take your people with you and go back to where you came from.  Stop trying to pass through the Yinping Ancient Road We do not welcome traitors in Sichuan."

    Xu Renjie was still silent, but a masked man walked out beside him, wearing a purple robe, with soft armor faintly visible under the robe.  Before the man spoke, Ma Xianglin frowned. Although he was far away, he felt an aura from this man a killing aura His killing aura was the same as that of Xu Renjie and Wang  The difference between the two is that although Xu Renjie and Wang Er are veterans of many battles, their murderous aura is obviously relatively subtle, or they know how to restrain it, because the enemies of Zhu Jun are often the armies of the Ming Dynasty.  As Han people, they would not be too harsh, so the murderous aura in Xu Renjie and Wang Er seemed much softer.

    But the person who is walking out now seems to have a "woo-woo" feeling in his body when the horn is blown, the kind of momentum developed by killing enemies in bloody battles on the prairie. This momentum is similar to that of Xu Renjie and Wang Er  It was completely different, and Ma Xianglin's blood couldn't help but boil

    "A general from the frontier army?" It only took Ma Xianglin a moment to find this feeling. During the Battle of Hunhe, he had felt this kind of momentum from many generals of the Ming Dynasty, but most of those generals were already buried.  Bones on the grasslands of Liaodong

    This person was naturally Cao Wenzhao. After seventeen years, Cao Wenzhao saw Ma Xianglin again and saw that his face was much older than before. Seventeen years have changed a person greatly, and  He also lost one eye and was no longer the handsome pony Ma Chao, but a murderous one-eyed horse.  At that time, he was majestic and heroic. After experiencing a tragic defeat, the loss of his wife and other blows, he was no longer as arrogant as before. However, a blood energy burst out of his body that could not be concealed.

    Cao Wenzhao thought of a sentence, and once he said it, it would make Ma Xianglin jump up and fight for his life. But he didn't know how different he was from seventeen years ago. Seventeen years ago, that sentence would definitely be useful, but it may not be useful now.  .

    Of course Ma Xianglin couldn't recognize Cao Wenzhao. Seventeen years later, the other party had his face covered again. It would be amazing if he could still recognize Cao Wenzhao. He just snorted angrily and said: "Hidden head  Covering your face, pretending to be a ghost, so what if you are from the border army? Huh! Why are you standing up? Are you asking for a beating? "

    Cao Wenzhao did not answer his words, but said the words he had prepared in advance. He said in a tone that looked down on Ma Xianglin: "Your martial arts are very poor at first glance. I will let you stand on your own two feet."  He can defeat you even if he doesn't move."

    "Bastard!" Ma Xianglin was furious and jumped up. His face, which was originally dark, was now flushed red, with a hint of purple in it: "You dare to insult me, you thief?"

    "I'm not interested in insulting a soft-footed shrimp." Cao Wenzhao said calmly: "I'll let you stand still on your own two feet and fight you. Do you dare to accept the attack? If you dare, just come. If you don't, just get out of here."  Stop pretending to be a hero here."

    Without even thinking about it, Ma Xianglin grabbed his silver-inlaid white pole soldier from the side, jumped up from the hill, retreated and rushed down the hill.  The deputy generals of the white-pole soldiers behind him realized what had happened. They jumped out together, hugged Ma Xianglin's waist, and shouted loudly: "General, please don't fall into the enemy's plan."

    Ma Xianglin was furious: "Of course I know it's a trick to provoke the general, but so what? I'll rush over and kill the big talker with two spears. I wonder what conspiracy he can have?"

    A group of lieutenants quickly tried to persuade them: "Generalwhat's the point of rushing over alone? Thousands of people are lined up there. He said he was alone with you, but in fact there are two hundred swordsmen and axemen behind him. As soon as you pass by  , he asked the swordsmen to rush forward."

    When Ma Xianglin heard this, he woke up: Yes, I rushed over, and they didn¡¯t have to fight me. If random arrows were shot at me, I would scream. Sure enough, I still couldn¡¯t rush forward.

    Just when I was thinking of this, I suddenly saw the masked enemy general who was talking big words walking out of the bandit formation. He walked slowly and slowly by himself to the hillside between the two armies.

    At this time, the two armies were more than one mile apart. In the middle of the two armies, not only Zhu Jun's arrows, but also the white-pole soldiers' arrows could not reach that far. It can be said that it was impossible to be attacked at that position.  .

    Cao Wenzhao stood still in such a position, stood firmly on the ground with both feet, then raised his head and said: "I'm just standing like this, my feet don't move. Ma Xianglin, do you dare to come over and take the move?"
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