readx; It was easy to recover and return to Defu without losing a single soldier, which greatly boosted the confidence and morale of the Guanning Iron Cavalry. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info○ They found that this kind of rebel army defending the city was not only far inferior to the fierce Manchu Eight Banners, but even inferior to ordinary thieves, and it can be said that the combat effectiveness was almost zero. Therefore, although Cao Wenzhao went deep into the "enemy-occupied area", he did not hesitate half-diǎn, and galloped south from Guide Mansion for more than 100 miles on the same day, bypassing villages and towns, and arrived at Bozhou Mansion in Nanzhili in the afternoon.

Bozhou Mansion, because of its proximity to Henan, also fell into the hands of the rebels. Cao Wenzhao concocted the same method, and attacked the city with a fierce charge, and the rebels defending the city collapsed instantly, and Bozhou was recovered. Two big cities were recovered in two days, not to mention the rebels, even Cao Wenzhao himself did not expect it. With these two victories, the part of the people who followed Zu Kuan in the past also breathed a long sigh of relief, so that the notoriety of the past was finally washed away.

This battle also allowed the Guanning Iron Cavalry to unexpectedly obtain a big trophy. The rebels on the East Road stormed Pengcheng, and Zhu Yousong, who was in the base camp in Xiangyang, also hoped that Li Zicheng and others could take the city as soon as possible and completely cut off the north-south grain transportation route, so they kept collecting food and military supplies in the "rear" and transferring them to Pengcheng through Bozhou. In the past two days, more than 1,000 war horses were transported to the city, and before they could set off, they were attacked by Cao Wenzhao.

Cao Wenzhao discussed with Cao Bianjiao and other generals, and felt that Lu Xiangsheng's advantages over the thieves made sense: the reason why the thieves were difficult to exterminate was that they were flexible and fast, especially because they had many horses. Although the quality of these horses is still far from that of the Manchu Eight Banners or the war horses of the Mongols, they can be used as leg strength for long-distance running, and can be transferred with existing war horses to save horsepower.

So the Guanning Iron Cavalry unceremoniously received these horses, only rested in Bozhou Mansion for one night, and continued to advance to Nanjing in the early morning of the next day.

With this batch of war horses, Guan Ning Iron Cavalry is really like a tiger. Along the way, their tactics were more like thieves than that of rogues, first sending elite cavalry to explore the road ahead, and after discovering a city or village occupied by rebels, they first approached the enemy on ordinary horses, and then switched to the original good horses, and rushed to annihilate the enemy army. Then, after a short rest on the spot, they immediately marched to the next target, while the nearby rebels were still in the dark, unaware that such a sharp officer and army were around.

Counting the Guide Mansion and the Bozhou Mansion, within seven days, the Guanning Iron Cavalry fought thousands of miles in one go, seven battles and seven victories, and "blossomed" in the rear of the rebels, and successively recovered the Guide Mansion, Bozhou Mansion, Yingzhou Mansion, Shouzhou Mansion, and Luzhou Mansion, like an incomparably sharp sword, cutting a big hole in the hinterland of the rebels, and its own casualties were negligible. By the time the rebels realized that the situation was wrong, the Guanning Iron Cavalry had already gone far away.

From Luzhou to the east, it is not far from Nanjing, the capital of the Ming Empire. This is no longer within the control of the rebels, Guanning Iron Cavalry is proud of the spring breeze, and it has run for more than 200 miles in one day, and finally successfully arrived at Nanjing, the destination of this trip.

From Cao Wenzhao to the ordinary cavalry of Guanning Iron Cavalry, without exception, they were from Liaodong and had never been to the south before. Although it is winter now, the area south of the Huai River is much warmer than the north after all, and the large and small rivers are not frozen.

When it comes to the banks of the Yangtze River, the weather is even different. It's no longer a flat river, but a hilly terrain. Under the arch of these beautiful hills, the water of the Yangtze River flows from southwest to northeast, and turns to the east because it is blocked by the old mountain on the north bank and the Zhongshan mountain on the south bank. The south bank of this big bend is Nanjing, the capital of the tiger.

When I arrived at the shore, I saw that the ships in the river were shuttling back and forth, and many of them were warships of the navy. There were already patrolling sailors who saw it and asked from afar. Cao Wen ordered someone to inform the identity of the intention, and after a while, countless small clippers surrounded a two-story giant ship and slowly docked. The warriors of the Guanning Iron Cavalry couldn't help but sigh and praise, secretly saying that although they were not afraid of any enemy on the northern plains, they could only be helpless in the face of the Yangtze River, which was several miles wide. It is no wonder that the Yangtze River has been known as a natural danger since ancient times, and I don't know how many times the northern barbarians have helplessly hated the riverside.

At this time, the officers and soldiers on the ship had already come down, and Cao Wenzhao looked up and saw a young general in his twenties striding over. This man was burly, with a black beard on his face, and his expression was very arrogant, and he seemed to have drunk a lot of wine, and the smell of wine floated from afar through the river breeze. Cao Wenzhao ruled the army very strictly, and it was strictly forbidden to drink alcohol when the Guanning Iron Cavalry performed combat missions, so when he saw this person, he was disliked.

Behind this general, there was also a young general. He was completely different from the one just now, although he was dressed all over, his face was as white as jade, and he was refreshed, not at all like a person from the army, but like a talent who had read poetry and books.

When the two sides approached, the bearded general shouted violently: "Where did you come from, and who is the leading general, don't report your name soon!" ”

In fact, Cao Wenzhao had already sent someone to report just now, and at this time this person asked again, obviously with a sense of finding fault. Although Cao Wenzhao's heart was on fire, Cao Bianjiao was young and vigorous, and he couldn't suppress the fire, so he immediately snorted coldly and said, "Why didn't Your Excellency sign up first?" ”

"Who the fuck are you talking to?" The bearded general was furious, snorting wine while pointing at Cao Bianjiao's nose and scolding, "I think the general doesn't know you? As soon as the rebels came, you were so frightened that you ran to Nanjing. Run, run, dare to say that you have fought all the way, what kind of cross, what kind of big tail wolf you are doing when you run here! Hurry up and say, which guard do you belong to, don't blame Ben for not letting you board the ship! ”

"What kind of calf are you talking about? We fought bloody battles in front, you are here to be good, and now you are insulting us? If I don't teach you a lesson today, you don't know how powerful your Cao Ye is! Cao Bianjiao could stand such an inexplicable ridicule, and instantly blood rushed to his brain, his face turned red, and he strode straight towards the person and rushed over, splitting the face with a punch.

Although the bearded general was drunk, his reaction was extremely fast. Seeing Cao Bianjiao's punch, he sneered, didn't dodge or dodge, and suddenly punched out the same punch. The two fists collided hard, making a "bang" sound, and the two of them shook their bodies at the same time, and Tengteng took a few steps back.

Cao Bianjiao is a rising star of the Li family, not only is he able to do it immediately, but he is also almost a first-class master in fist and foot kung fu, especially in arm strength. If an ordinary person takes his punch, the bones of his hand must be shattered. Unexpectedly, not only did he not take any advantage, but he was shocked back a few steps, his arm was sore, and his hand bones were in great pain. Cao Bianjiao couldn't help but be taken aback, knowing that the person on the other side was definitely not under him.

And the bearded general is no better. Due to eating a lot of wine, the lower plate was a little unstable, he took a few steps back than Cao Bianjiao, and it was difficult to stabilize his body. At this time, he was completely enraged, and with a roar, he took out a pair of iron whips from his waist, and smashed them at Cao Bianjiao without saying a word.

Cao Bianjiao didn't show weakness, and was just about to bully him with a saber, when he suddenly heard the white-faced general shouting: "Two generals, stop!" ”