"Wang Zuntan, you are from the family of eunuchs, your father Wang Tong was also a cabinet scholar, now the Qing army is raging, poisoning my Ming people, but you are willing to be a lackey of the Tartars, help them poison my Ming people, try to ask what face you will have in the future to see your father under the nine springs, to see the ancestors of your Wang family......"

Under the city of Mianzhou, Cao Bianjiao also scolded with an angry face, staying in Mianzhou was the original Ming minister Wang Zuntan, this person was in the Qing army south, he scattered all his wealth, bought saddle horse weapons, recruited strong men, raised the banner of resisting the Qing Dynasty, led the army south, and threw himself into the utility under Liu Zeqing, and later Liu Zeqing was killed by Cao Bianjiao, when Wang Zuntan was stationed in Anton, and later Haoge went south, he also immediately surrendered to the Qing, this time with Haoge into Sichuan, when Haoge left, he played him as the governor of Sichuan, stationed in Mianzhou.

"There are more than 10,000 households in Mianzhou, how many are left now, you tell me, if the Qing court really has the benevolence of Yao Shun, I Cao Bianjiao bowed his head and surrendered, but what is their real situation, you know very well, the people of the Central Plains are miserable, starving everywhere, which book you read is to teach you to help the abuse, at this time my king is coming to the north, you should immediately open the city and surrender, abandon the Qing and return to the Ming, in order to comfort the heroic souls of the ancestors, and the people are worthy of the common people."

The gate of Mianzhou slowly opened, Wang Zuntan walked out, dressed in plain clothes, and had cut off the disgusting pig tail on his head, Cao Bianjiao made a look, and Ma Degong next to him immediately led the army forward to take over the city defense, Cao Bianjiao was not in a hurry, so let Wang Zuntan kneel there.

Seeing that the banner of the Qing army in the city was dropped and replaced with the military flag of the Ming Dynasty, Cao Bianjiao stepped forward and came to Wang Zuntan: "Even if you still have a bit of shame, your body is skinned, and you are the parents who gave it, look at you like this now, if your father has a spirit in the sky, what face do you have to see him?" ”

"The guilty minister asks the general to deal with it, and the guilty minister is guilty!" Wang Zuntan also had a sad look on his face, and he burst into tears.

"Death is the best relief, but can you atone for your sins as soon as you die, no, you have to use the rest of your life to do something for the welfare of the people, this is the best way to atone for your sins, a death is just a lifetime of stigma, this filth has to be washed away by yourself, I will ask you to play, let you serve as the county magistrate of Baoxian County, that place is located in the west, if you can do something, so that the local people can live a good life, it is also your merit."

"The guilty minister is willing to go, thank you for the general's forgiveness!"

"Let me ask you, how is the Qing army's defense now?"

"Haoge has led the army to evacuate Mianzhou yesterday and retreated to Hanzhong, in addition, Wu Sangui was left to stick to Langzhong, the Qing general Bashan was stationed in Bazhou, and Li Guohan was stationed in Jianzhou, each with a garrison of one or two thousand, mostly green battalion soldiers, and the eight banners left behind were only one-tenth, Haoge will retreat to Hanzhong first, and after writing to Dolgon, he will transfer others to change the guard, and that's all the criminal knows......"

"Okay, get up, before the new officials come to take over the government, the affairs of Mianzhou are still up to you, don't do that chilling thing anymore, change your mind and be a good person."

If it had been placed in the past, Cao Bianjiao would have cut him down directly, but he also knew that killing one was not enough to set an example, but would strengthen the wolf-hearted and dog-lung behavior of those traitors, so he could only endure the anger for a while, and it was not too late to settle accounts after the autumn.

All the villages within a radius of thirty miles around Jianzhou City have been destroyed, and the common people have all been brought to Jianzhou City, Li Guohan implemented the tactics of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness, in order to cope with the counterattack of the Ming army, and the people, both young and old, were organized into the ranks of the people, so that they could strengthen the defense of Jiancheng City day and night, and prepare to defend it with all their might. He didn't mean to fight, he just shrank up and fought to the death with the Ming army.

After Cao Bianjiao was killed, the Ming army immediately began the siege battle, the Ming army attacked from both sides of the southwest, and the soldiers set up ladders, under the cover of artillery fire, like ants, desperately killed the city. The Qing army at the head of the city took out all eighteen kinds of martial arts, ash bottles, cannons, rolling wood and stones, and raindrops were beaten down. The hot feces splashed down on the head and face, burning the skin. There is no treatment at all.

The soldiers who rushed up from the Ming army kept falling, and a thick layer of corpses had accumulated under the city, and the smoke and rancid smell were pungent to the nostrils. Cao Bianjiao also had red eyes and warned the three armies: "Everyone listen, this time we don't repel the Qing army, it won't be long before they come again, and then there will be more dead and wounded soldiers and people, even if they lose their lives, they must take Jianzhou, who dares to take a step back, and they will not be spared, and the general will retreat and behead him the same!" ”

When the death order was given, the Ming army screamed, stepped on the corpses of their companions, and kept pouring up, like waves, non-stop, layer upon layer, and there was no time to rest, from morning to night. How many times did the Ming army rush to the city wall, only to be beaten back by the Qing army. Both sides paid a terrible price, and the damage was staggering.

"General, there is a book of arrows shot in the city, please take a look." Not long after he retired from the army, Li Dingguo walked into Cao Bianjiao's handsome tent.

Cao Bianjiao hurriedly took the arrow book, and after a closer look, it was written by Lu Guangzu, the original general of Zuo Liangyu, which said that he was willing to open the city and surrender and then return to the Ming Dynasty, and asked Cao Bianjiao to personally bring people into the city and capture Li Guohan.

"General, could this be a trap?"

Cao Bianjiao was silent for a long time, and sneered: "Yes, I have seen Lu Guangzu, he is not a loyal and brave person, and now the Manchu Qing Dynasty is not in a desperate situation, how can he be so eager to surrender, have you seen the Three Kingdoms, this is a plan to follow Cao Ren's Jingzhou City to earn Zhou Yu, but it is worth trying." ”

"General, you can't take any chances, let's let the last general go." Li Dingguo also stood up and said: "Whether it is a fraudulent surrender or not, I will test it first, as long as you control the city gate, you will take the men and horses to kill it, and when the time comes, the situation will be controlled, and Jianzhou can go down." ”

Cao Bianjiao shook his head, rejected Li Dingguo, reluctantly, and said at the moment: "You can't go, let that Shadingzhou go, I think this person is cunning, disloyal people, this time to come for reinforcements, others have already arrived, he did come after the situation has been stabilized, there is a heart of self-preservation, such a person to stay is a hidden danger!" Tell him that this time he came to play as a striker, and he should be combined with the outside, and after the deed is completed, I will reward him with 10,000 silver dollars and 1,000 brocade horses as a reward. ”

"The last general understands, the last general will go to give the order!" Li Dingguo also nodded, and then went to make arrangements.

Sha Dingzhou, Yunnan Wang Lane Tusi, after getting Cao Bianjiao's military order, was still a little reluctant, but after hearing the rich last time, he hurriedly prepared, at the same time, he took the headquarters of two thousand people, and went towards the south city, sure enough, after approaching the city wall, there was no attack, the suspension bridge on the moat had been lowered, and Sha Dingzhou immediately entered the city gate with men and horses.

But just after they entered the city gate, they suddenly found that there was a city gate in front of them, which was just an urn city, and when they were still puzzled, the Qing army in ambush in the city suddenly closed the city gate, and then condescendingly, shooting arrows and throwing stones at them. The artillery fire rumbled, the fire in the small urn city was soaring, the black smoke was billowing out, and the Shadingzhou army was already in chaos, no matter how much they shouted, it was useless, and the two thousand men and horses became lambs to be slaughtered.

"General, it's not good, the Ming army is coming from the north gate!" Just when Li Guohan and they were cleaning up the battlefield, a scout came galloping, said a word, fell under the horse, and died, and there was an arrow stuck in her back.

Li Guohan was also startled, and hurriedly beckoned the cavalry to meet the enemy, but the cavalry of the Qing army had just gathered, and the dust rose in the distance, killing a group of soldiers and horses, and the other party swept in, and the speed was amazing. Before the Qing army could prepare for battle, they rushed in, rampage, without scruples, and fearless of death.