Mo Li looked into the distance and said slowly: "Because we used to be officers and soldiers, we were the subordinates of Yuan Chonghuan and Yuan Inspector, and before coming here, I was a general guarding the Daling River. ”

"Are you Yuan Chonghuan's subordinate?" Cao Bianjiao asked in surprise.

"That's right, the siege of Jinzhou a few months ago was solved only when we repelled the Tartars, do you know what we relied on to defeat the Tartars? It's with our new weapons like dragon guns and grenades. But later, I was expelled from the army for killing Liu Tianlu, a thief who colluded with the Tartars. Mo Li said with a little pride.

"Liu Tianlu was killed by you?" Cao Bianjiao was even more surprised. Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao both served in the army in Liaodong in their early years, and last year they also followed Yuan Chonghuan into the Beijing division to fight against the Tartars, and the name Liu Tianlu is naturally known.

However, Cao Wenzhao was not Yuan Chonghuan's direct subordinate, but a general under Sun Chengzong, and had no subordinate relationship with Yuan Chonghuan, so Cao Bianjiao was not very familiar with Yuan Chonghuan's generals.

Mo Li nodded: "Liu Tianlu colluded with the Tartars to intercept me and General He's sister-in-law halfway, and wanted to kill me, but I killed him instead......" Mo Li said his grievances with Liu Tianlu while walking.

"Ink ...... General, since you are a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, even if you are expelled from the army, you should not go up the mountain and fall into the grass and harm the place! General Zu's treatment of you like this is also where the military law lies, not necessarily because Liu Tianlu is his person, he deliberately embarrasses you, after all, you are killing Shangguan without permission, and the impact is very great! Cao Bianjiao said, but he was also a lot more polite between his words.

Mo Li smiled and said: "General Cao, you misunderstood, although I am now going up the mountain and falling into the grass, I am not harming the place, I just took in a lot of victims who can't survive." You'll know later, we're not bandits, and the reason why we're together is to be able to return to Liaodong one day and defend against the Tartars outside the country! ”

Cao Bianjiao stopped and looked at Mo Li, thoughtful. Ban Xiang suddenly said again: "By the way, why do you keep calling me General Xiao Cao?" I'm just a guerrilla now, and I don't know if I'll ever have a chance to become a general in my life......" he said and sighed softly.

"Uh, this ......" Mo Li was also embarrassed, he didn't know that Cao Bianjiao had not yet become a general at this time, and he was still far from the general's official title, but he was used to being called by General Cao, who was commonly used in later generations, so he couldn't help but be a little embarrassed at this time.

Hearing Cao Bianjiao's words, he was a little lonely, knowing that he was still haunted by surrendering to himself, so he said: "General Cao, you don't have to mind, I believe you will definitely become a famous general in the future!" A general like Wei Qing and a general like Yue Fei! That's one of the reasons why I look up to you. ”

"Huh! You're exalting me too much. Cao Bianjiao glanced at Mo Li deeply and said: "Although I believe that what you said is sincere, I have to remind you that your flattery and sycophants are not necessarily of any use, because I am a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, although I surrender to you now, I will not attack the Ming Dynasty for you." ”

"Hahaha......" Mo Li laughed and said: "General Xiaocao, don't worry, I said, my enemy is that group of pig-tailed tartars, not the Ming Dynasty, as long as Emperor Chongzhen doesn't put me to death, I won't make trouble for him." ”

"I hope so."

The two did not speak again. Not long after, everyone returned to Heiyun Village, and Ma Jinzhong, Ba Laodao and others went to detain the captured officers and soldiers, including Wu Keli, and put them in prison together.

When he first entered Heiyun Village, Cao Bianjiao had a peculiar feeling. There are many kinds of training facilities here, and most of them have never been seen. There were also chickens, ducks and food crops in the mountains, which surprised him even more.

You must know that the grain output in this era has always been very low due to backward farming methods and many other reasons, and people can't even feed themselves, so how can there be extra grain to raise chickens and ducks? Even the big landlords don't seem to have as many chickens and ducks as they do here, because they consume too much food.

Moreover, Cao Bianjiao followed his uncle to suppress bandits in Shaanxi, and he has also seen the lair of bandits and bandits, but he has never seen that bandit grows a large number of crops like Heiyun Village, and if they can still support themselves by arriving land, they will not be bandits.

And all this in Heiyun Village told him that this place was very unusual, and the bandits here were indeed different. Do they really have no intention of rebelling?

Yuan Chengzhi and Ruan Shi, accompanied by Yun Han and Liang Peijun, personally came out to welcome the triumphant return of Moli and others. Mo Li introduced them to them: "Madam, son, this is the nephew of General Cao Wenzhao Cao, the deputy chief soldier of Yansui East Road, and the Cao Bianjiao Cao brother. ”

Ruan Shi was stunned for a moment and said, "You are the nephew of General Cao Wenzhao Cao?" I have long heard that General Cao is brave and good at fighting, and he is a rare good general in my Ming Dynasty. ”

Cao Bianjiao was stunned for a moment and said, "This lady is ......"

Mo Li said: "Brother Cao, this is Inspector Yuan's wife, and this is Yuan Gongzi Chengzhi. ”

"What? Are you the family members of Yuan Chonghuan and Yuan Inspector? Cao Bianjiao was taken aback, he didn't expect to meet Yuan Chonghuan's family here, didn't he say that Yuan Chonghuan's family members had been sent to the army for 3,000 miles?

"Yes, Brother Cao, there is no one else here now, I can tell you, in fact, after I killed Liu Tianlu at that time, Zu Dashou was going to execute me.

Later, when the news of the superintendent's murder came, General He pleaded with Zu Dashou, saying that he could let me bring someone to protect my wife and son, so as not to be hunted down and killed by the remnants of the eunuch party, so I came here. Mo Li then explained how he received Ruan Shi and the others and how he encountered several groups of killers.

Cao Bianjiao was amazed when he heard it. He didn't have anything to do with Yuan Chonghuan, and he didn't have any hatred for Yuan Chonghuan like those people outside.

However, the world said that Yuan Chonghuan colluded with the Jin soldiers to besiege Jingshi, which was a disobedient thief, and Cao Bianjiao couldn't tell whether it was right or wrong, and he couldn't say anything disgusted or sympathetic to Yuan Chonghuan's family.

But judging from the current situation, Yuan Chonghuan's personality should still be respectable, otherwise, how could Mo and the others come thousands of miles away to protect his family? If he had been a great traitor, he would not have been loved by such people.

If Zu Dashou, He Kegang, and Mo Li are all Yuan Chonghuan's subordinates, they know better what kind of person Yuan Chonghuan is, if he doesn't have noble qualities, then after he dies, his subordinates will only be scattered, and they will only be busy clearing themselves and drawing a line with him, and they will not be as desperate as they are now to defend his family.

And what about Cheng Qingzhu? What about Cheng Benzhi? These people are all desperately respecting Yuan Chonghuan, for him, Cheng Benzhi can even die with him, how many such people can be found in the world?