At noon, in the furnace shed next to the military camp in Dingyuan County, everyone was busy in full swing, and Cao Bianjiao was also directing the people to be busy.

"Add coal, continue to blow air, the furnace temperature is not enough, not enough ......" At this time, Cao Bianjiao did not have the prestige of being a general, bare-chested, holding the lever, constantly pushing and pulling the bellows, blowing air to the iron furnace.

"Huhuhu......" bellows under their rapid pulling, made a loud sound, the flame in the iron furnace soared high, so that the temperature in the furnace shed, suddenly increased a lot, now it is May, the weather is already hot, everyone is sweating, one by one shirtless.

After pulling for a while, Cao Bianjiao got up again and came to the grinding table next to him, only to see him pick up a sledgehammer, round the hammer, the muscles of the whole body with his movements, very rhythmic beating, the sound of the bell, the hammer fell, sparks splashed, the embryo is not too difficult, as long as you master the fire, as well as the rhythm of forging, Cao Bianjiao under the guidance of the old craftsman, is personally operating, he is shirtless, sweating profusely, black hair coiled on the top of his head, sweat beads down his cheeks, unconsciously slid down......

He was building a weapon for himself, and although the spear was still handy, Cao Bianjiao felt more and more disliked. He wanted to build a horse lance, which in his impression was stronger than a spear, first of all, although the shape was the same as that of a spear, but the lance was very long, far from the head of a spear; In addition, the penetration is stronger, even if it is iron armor, it can be pierced, so Cao Bianjiao will appear in this place.

Just when Cao Bianjiao was busy, Zhu Wende entered from outside, walked to Cao Bianjiao's side, and whispered in Cao Bianjiao's ear: "The imperial court issued an order to order our army to send troops to relieve the hidden dangers in Jiangbei and exterminate Zhang Xianzhong's subordinates. ”

Cao Bianjiao paused, answered and understood, and then continued to thrash.

An hour later, the embryo was built, and Cao Bianjiao returned to the mansion, where Zu Dale, Zhu Wende, Jiang Zhu, Jin Sheng, and Liu Zhaosun were all waiting for his arrival.

"The imperial court has come to the will, ordering us to send troops as soon as possible to exterminate the thieves in Jiangbei, and now our army has just arrived in Dingyuan, but it is only ten months and months, I originally wanted to move after the armament is complete, but the imperial court has repeatedly urged, it can be seen that the situation is tense, we can't wait any longer, this general means to prepare to send troops."

After listening to what Cao Bianjiao said, Zhu Wende stepped forward and stood up and said: "General, our army only has more than 10,000 soldiers who can fight, although we have just recruited thousands of soldiers and horses, they have not yet been trained, and it is difficult to fight, there are 100,000 horses in the fifth battalion of Gezuo in front of our army, and the chances of our army winning this battle are not high. ”

"The general has just said that the imperial court has repeatedly urged, and the situation is urgent, so I can't wait to delay it any longer!" There are some things that Cao Bianjiao can't say much, if he doesn't send troops all the time, he will be suspected of supporting the army and self-respecting, although he also has such a plan, but at this time he still needs to be restrained, otherwise his reputation will be over, which is not conducive to his future growth.

"The last general is willing to lead the three thousand cavalry of the headquarters as the vanguard, and he will fight, a group of rogues, I am afraid that he will do something!" Zu Dale said quite proudly, it was not the first time he had fought against the homeless, which time was not to fight more with less.

"Don't be in a hurry, General Zu, don't be impatient, discuss slowly, this time we are facing the Fifth Battalion of the Revolution and Zhang Xianzhong, they are all cunning like nursing, if you want to take them down, you have to put a lot of effort into it! Besides, our troops are not strong, and the new army is the majority, so it is necessary to plan and then act. ”

"What the general said is very true! Although these rogues are not strong in battle, they will be defeated with one blow, but they can't stand their outnumber, so we should be careful, they can escape if they are defeated, but we can't afford to defeat them! Cao Bianjiao is also quite helpless, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong have not been defeated once or twice, but at most, in a year and a half, they will make a comeback, and the momentum will be greater, but what about Cao Bianjiao, if he is defeated, he will really be defeated, and there is no chance of a comeback. Zhu Wende's remarks were on his heart and poked at his weakness.

Ten years after Chongzhen, the rebel armies active in the Central Plains experienced a process of time and time. Later, some of them were concentrated near Yunyang and Xiangyang in Hubei, forming a group of displaced people with Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai as the core; The other part was active in the mountainous areas at the junction of the three provinces of Hubei, Henan, and Anhui, and formed a relatively stable group with five battalions formed by Lao Hui Hui Ma Shouying, Ge Li Yan He Yilong, Zuo Jin Wang He Jin, Zhishi Wang Liu Xiyao, and Zhengshi Wang Lin to fight together, and this was the so-called "Fifth Battalion of Ge Zuo."

In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, the Ming court had tried to recruit them, and the two sides had a honeymoon period, but then there was a change, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's rebel army achieved amazing results in conquering Luoyang and Xiangyang at the beginning of this year, and the peasant war had turned into *, and the leader of the fifth battalion of the revolutionary left regrouped and began to take the initiative.

In Hefei City, Ma Shouying, He Yilong, He Jin and others live a very leisurely life every day, eating meat, drinking wine, nothing to let his subordinates grab a few women to have fun, and the whole Hefei is restless, but the people in the city are suffering, can only silently endure all this, if they dare to resist, they are greeted by Leng Sensen's butcher's knife.

Whether it is the rebel army of the displaced people, or the official army, the common people do not want to see them, all of them are murderous and unblinking, for them, they just want peace, even if there is no big fish and meat, guarding the family, they can stutter, there is a tile to shelter the wind and rain, they are satisfied, but it is such a simple wish, it is difficult to achieve at this time.

At the head of Hefei City, a few small soldiers gathered together in twos and threes, talking about their own past, what was the time when a person fought alone with more than a dozen officers and soldiers, although such a thing has never happened, but they are talking about the head of the way, as if it is true, and they are self-satisfied, very proud.

"Who ......" Just as Kan Dashan was in Kan Dashan, a young pawn shouted.

Everyone jumped up and looked into the distance, only to see a team coming slowly in the distance, but they were not nervous at all, because the people who came were all in tattered clothes, very embarrassed, and it could be seen at a glance that they were all a group of homeless people, because they were the same in the early years, but over the years they have become richer and richer, put on their clothes and armor, and eat hot meals.

"Looks like there are a lot of people, damn it, where did all these people come from?" An older soldier was also muttering to himself in confusion at the moment.

"Quick, go and report to a few kings, and ask a few kings to decide, what to do!"

"Yes......" A pawn left in a hurry and went to report it.