"Inspector He, when Cao was in the court, you thought that Cao had deprived you of your authority, so that your talents were not enough to play, what is happening now, Henan is lost in your hands, you don't die by yourself, what face stands between heaven and earth, you still boast of loyalty and martyrdom, and the state affairs have been corrupted to this point, now you are satisfied, I Cao Bianjiao was squeezed out by you, but I recovered Chongqing and Shunqing in Sichuan, but you lost Shandong and Henan provinces......"

In the face of Cao Bianjiao's scolding, He Tengjiao was also flushed, ashamed, he was indeed because of his own selfishness, and took the initiative to respond to Ma Shiying and them, not because he was in the same party as Ma Shiying, but because Ma Shiying's position at that time compounded his interests, so he was so active, I didn't expect that he would end up in such a situation.

"He is ashamed of the imperial court, please ask General Cao to give him death!" After He Tengjiao for a long time, he also stretched his neck and took the initiative to meet Cao Bianjiao, waiting for Cao Bianjiao's shot, so that he could atone for his sins with death.

"You are dead, what's the point, can Henan take it back, you can't die, you have to atone for your sins, forgive your sins for losing your territory, otherwise what face do you have to see the first emperor, from today on, you will stay in Wuchang, collect the displaced people, stabilize the situation, if you lose Wuchang again, then you don't have to live, go to the river yourself!"

"Yes!" He Tengjiao faced Cao Bianjiao, he really didn't have a temper at all, who called himself ambitious and talented, Cao Bianjiao recovered, he lost it behind, even if he read ten cars of books, so what, it was still not as good as Cao Bianjiao, he could only admit defeat, he was indeed inferior to Cao Bianjiao.

"Tell me, how many soldiers and horses did you each bring?" Cao Bianjiao also immediately asked the others who came to the meeting.

"I brought 10,000 Hunan soldiers below, all of whom are brave and strong." Li Gande was the first to stand up and say.

"I transferred five thousand water infantry troops from the old general Cao Wenyao." Yuan Shu replied.

"The last general has 10,000 soldiers and horses in Wuchang, all of whom are soldiers and horses trained by the marshal in Fengyang, and they have experienced the wars in Henan and Shandong, and they can also be used!" Yang Guodong also said.

Cao Bianjiao nodded and said: "Plus the 20,000 horses I brought myself, that is 50,000, Zeng Ying in Gannan also recruited 7,000 men and horses, and Jiujiang Sun Lin also has 10,000 horses, that is, nearly 70,000 horses, you can fight!" Although Duoduo has a large army of 100,000, but the elite of the Eight Banners is only 20,000 or 30,000, and the rest are the Han army that surrendered, and they are not used to water warfare, and they are tired after a long battle, we will definitely be able to defeat Duoduo and recover the lost territory! Cao Bianjiao also analyzed it, thinking that there is still a great chance of winning, this is the south, water warfare is sometimes the decisive force, and the people under his command are multi-skilled in water warfare, and they have a great advantage.

"Marshal, I just got the news that Yangzhou was lost, Master Shi was killed in battle, General Liu Zhaoji was also martyred, and the Qing army is preparing to cross the river to attack Nanjing!" Cheng Tianyi walked up to Cao Bianjiao and whispered, reporting the news to Cao Bianjiao.

"Brother Xian...... Cao Bianjiao will definitely avenge you! Although he is not very sure of Shi Kefa's ability, he is generally knowledgeable and temperamental, he is a respectable person, and he has helped Cao Bianjiao a lot, as far as the country is concerned, Shi Kefa's martyrdom is a loss.

"Shi Xianzhi's loyalty to the country, a heart of sincerity, his character is commendable, if it weren't for the traitors of the court, he would not have ended up like this!" Yuan Shu also sighed with emotion and was quite regretful.

Cao Bianjiao nodded and said: "We will rest in Wuchang for one night, and tomorrow we will send troops east to rescue the Beijing Division, relying on the gang of traitors in the court, I am afraid it will be very dangerous!" ”

Everyone withdrew, but Li Yan stayed and did not leave.

"Say whatever you want, I know you stay, and there will definitely be something to say to me." Cao Bianjiao was not surprised that Li Yan stayed, from beginning to end, Li Yan didn't say a word, which was already abnormal.

Li Yan smiled slightly, stepped forward and said: "I can't hide anything from the general's eyes, I do have something to say, Yangzhou is lost, whether Nanjing can be saved, I don't need to say, the general should also know, even if Huang Degong is stationed in Guazhoudu, but he is the only one, and there are only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under his command, can he resist the offensive of the Qing army, even if the general is in such a situation, I am afraid that it will be difficult to support it!" ”

"That's why I can't go east to rescue, why not?" Cao Bianjiao also asked puzzled, Li Yan's words made him scratch his head, was Li Yan just to tell him this?

"General, what I mean is to hold off for a few days, and it's not too late to go when Nanjing City is broken."

"What do you mean by that? Do you want to trap the Ming Dynasty in disregard? Cao Bianjiao was also angry and scolded.

Li Yan hurriedly explained: "Definitely! It is in order to save the Ming Dynasty that he has to do this, the general imagines, if the general arrives before the Qing army breaks through the city of Nanjing, even if the Qing army is forced to retreat, the general will get merit or fault, it is still unknown, I am afraid that someone will take the opportunity to participate in the performance and say that the general did not come according to the will and plotted against him, even if there is no such thing, but the officials in the court will easily let the general take power again? There is no possibility, only the city of Nanjing is broken, they have become criminals, when the time comes, the general rescues, defeats the Qing army, there is a supernatural achievement, and at the same time it is clear who those traitors in the court are, as soon as the Qing army arrives, they are afraid that they will all burn incense and worship at the feet of the Qing army as slaves, the general should know very well that this kind of thing, they have done it. ”

"What you said has some truth, but now Huainan has been lost, if Nanjing is lost, I'm afraid it won't be easy to defeat the Qing army, you can't be bitten by him without fighting a wolf!" Cao Bianjiao agrees with Li Yan's analysis and understands Li Yan's calculations, but he still doesn't feel at ease, the capital is a big deal, after the loss, how much will be lost, Cao Bianjiao can't imagine, but what Li Yan said is indeed very right, this time not only to protect King Qin, but also to remove all those traitors, Cao Bianjiao is willing, otherwise he will have to work hard to engage in infighting, which is not what he wants.

"Where to go, I just put forward my own opinion, how to choose, it is up to the general to choose!"

"Do as you wish! I, Cao Bianjiao, from the first day of joining the army, which time is not hard work, since I want to do it, then do a lot of money, you are right, I don't want to bother to fight with those people anymore, let them resign themselves to fate, since it has been decided to set off tomorrow, then set off tomorrow, first to Jiujiang, then to Wuhu, go slowly, don't worry, the emperor is gone, and the vassal king, what the Ming Dynasty needs now is an obedient emperor, an emperor who listens to me. ”

"Yes!" Li Yan also smiled and nodded, and then also withdrew from the handsome account, Cao Bianjiao has already made a choice, he doesn't need to say much, if he can make such a move, he is the one who achieves great things, and to do great things, you need to have a ruthless heart, Li Yan also decided that Cao Bianjiao is a person who can achieve things, and he is a pragmatic person, without so many hypocritical acts.