Cao Bianjiao said: "My lord, this Black Cloud Village is full of mountains and forests, it is difficult to find a suitable place for cavalry training, and in the long run, it will be difficult for our cavalry to improve their combat effectiveness, this is not a way!" ”

"Well, that's a real problem." Mo Li nodded, his expression solemn.

Cheng Qingzhu suddenly said: "My lord, I have an idea, I don't know if I should talk about it......

"Brother Cheng, look at what you say, everyone is your own brother, what else is there to say? Let's talk about it. Moli said.

Cheng Qingzhu glanced at Cao Bianjiao and said: "My lord, since we are bandits and bandits in the eyes of the imperial court, then the imperial court will send a large army to crusade against us sooner or later, maybe the soldiers and horses are already being assembled, and it won't be long before they will come straight to Heiyun Village, so we should prepare in advance."

Lingchuan County is located at the junction of three provinces, the terrain is complex, because in the early years to prevent bandits, although the county is not big, but it is also very strong, my idea is, why don't we simply take Lingchuan City as our place to settle down, echoing with Heiyun Village? Now there are not many defenders of Lingchuan City, so it will not be a problem to take this opportunity. ”

"That's right! Brother Cheng is reasonable, after we take Lingchuan City, the imperial court will send troops to us, and we can defend the city, and we don't have to fight with it, and we will waste our vitality in vain. Guan Feng also said.

"No!" Cao Bianjiao objected: "My lord, you have promised, you can't take the initiative to attack the government, you can't go back on your word!" ”

"This ......" Guan Feng stopped talking.

Cheng Qingzhu said: "Brother Xiaocao, it is precisely because we don't want to be enemies with the government and don't want to fight with officers and soldiers that we thought of taking Lingchuan City. Perhaps as soon as our army arrived, Han Chong abandoned the city and fled. ”

Cao Bianjiao shook his head and said, "But have you thought about the consequences?" We are still only active in the area of Heiyun Village, although the government calls it a bandit, but it will not take it too seriously, and we can also negotiate conditions with the court in the future, but if we attack and capture the city, it will be a rebel thief, and the government is bound to send heavy troops to exterminate it, and then there will really be no way back. ”

"We have no way to retreat, we are all forced to a desperate situation to take this road, what else is there to talk about with the imperial court?" Cheng Qingzhu said disapprerovingly.

"Commander Cheng, do you mean that you want us to rebel and seize the throne and do that hurtful and unreasonable thing and be scolded by others?" Cao Bianjiao's face changed.

"Rebellion? Hehe, there has been a famine in the north for many years, does the government take care of it? With so many people starving to death, has the government ever taken care of it? Now we just want to let ourselves have more people alive, how can we hurt nature?

Commander Cao, you have also seen it, have we bullied the good and robbed the house? Have we ever killed people and fished the people? But why did the government come to encircle and suppress us? What are we doing wrong? Cheng Qingzhu said angrily.

"This ......" Cao Bianjiao couldn't help but stop talking for a while. Since he went up the mountain, all he has seen is a scene of strict military discipline and no harm to the people, and it is true that the revival army has not gone out to plunder the common people, they can be said to be just living their own lives, developing production, and engaging in large-scale farming and breeding, so it seems that it is indeed the officers and soldiers who have disturbed this peace.

"Okay, everyone don't fight, Brother Cheng is right, what are the people asking for? It's just that I just want to live a peaceful life. We are also the people, and we also want to live a stable life, but this world makes most of us unable to live in peace, and the powerful and powerful are drunk all day long, but who of them would have thought that many people even live is a luxury? There are frozen bones on the stinky road of Zhumen's wine and meat, this is not the life we want! Moli spoke.

"But, my lord, ......"

Mo Li waved his hand, interrupting Cao Bianjiao's words and continued: "Bianjiao, I know that you joined the army in your early years and have always been loyal to the imperial court, that's right, you can't bear to see the erosion of the Ming Dynasty, and you are willing to fight for it all your life."

But it is precisely because of this that you should face the situation in front of you more soberly, and you should see that the corrupt government and government are the root cause of the turmoil in the world, so you must face it squarely, do not avoid it, and avoid it will not solve any problems, it will only get worse. ”

Speaking of this, Mo Li stood up, paced back and forth a few steps, and said, "It's like a cancer growing on a person's body, if you don't cut it off because you are afraid of pain, it won't be long before you die because of the spread of this tumor."

Change Jiao, you once said that it is not my intention to seal the marquis, but I hope that the sea will be peaceful! Do you know? If you want to level the four seas, you must first be strong and healthy, how can a country with a cancer on its body sweep away the four razors? Would you give up on cutting the tumor because you were afraid of pain? ”

Cao Bianjiao was born in Jiangmen, and since he was a child, he has naturally been influenced by the idea of loyalty and patriotism, this concept has long been ingrained, and it is indeed impossible to make him an enemy of the official, in his opinion, it is a great rebellion to oppose the monarch, not to mention that Emperor Chongzhen may not be much unbearable in the eyes of the common people.

Cao Bianjiao was silent for a while, raised his head and said: "My lord, I also know that many officials are very corrupt nowadays, and they are corrupt and corrupt, but after all, they are officials of the Ming Dynasty, they are appointed by the imperial court, we are just ordinary people, and we can't change anything......"

"Change Jiao, you are wrong, we can change all this, as long as we become strong enough, the court and the emperor will be able to hear our voice, what we say will be valued, and the emperor will rectify the rule of officials, so that the Ming Dynasty can be more stable for a long time, the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and the country will be prosperous." Moli said.

"My lord, can we really change the dark status quo of officialdom?" Cao Bianjiao still didn't believe it.

"Yes! But this requires us to work together, work together, and slowly increase our strength, so that we will be valued by the emperor, of course, I am talking about growth not only refers to the strength of the force, but also the economy, science and technology and other aspects must reach a new height, so that we can also have the strength to fight a decisive battle with the Tartars! Mo Li said confidently.

"That's right! The decisive battle with the Tartars depends not only on the good fighting of which army, but also on the clear and clear government of the country, the smooth implementation of government decrees, and the power of the country to sweep away the four razors in one fell swoop! If we fight to the death with the Tartars at the border passes, and the ministers of the imperial court cannot provide us with strong support, or even basic trust, then how can we fight? Guan Feng also said.

"That's it! We are now sending troops to occupy Lingchuan just to be able to keep our foundation and strengthen our strength, if we can't even keep ourselves, how can we go to Liaodong and fight a decisive battle with the Tartars? Du Geng, who had not spoken, said.

Lord Mo is really, why do you want to attach so much importance to this Cao Bianjiao, if he sincerely joins the Renaissance Army, it will be fine, but if he is not of the same heart as us, it will be dangerous.

And like the matter of attacking the officers and soldiers to capture the city, if Cao Bianjiao didn't come, it was only possible, who would say a word about our brothers? It's good now, he can't fight if he says he can't fight? How can those who achieve great things stick to small sections?

Although the commanders didn't say it in their mouths, they were actually muttering in their hearts. Of course, they couldn't have known that Mo Li's single-minded recruitment of Cao Bianjiao was because he knew his performance on the battlefield, respected him as a national hero who fought to the death, was both loyal and brave, and didn't want him to die in the Battle of Songjin like in history.

But now the trouble is coming, Cao Bianjiao and his subordinates have just joined the Renaissance Army, in case they have a conflict, I am afraid that it will be a big blow to the Renaissance Army. Thinking of this, Mo Li couldn't help but be secretly anxious.