Chapter Ninety-Eight: Another Great War Is About to Begin
I don't know if Cao Yue gave her the best comfort emotionally, or was satisfied with Cao Yue's plan to place her subordinates, in short, in the next few days, the red lady faced Cao Yue very gently every day, and she was obedient to Cao Yue. She no longer thought that Cao Yue had a special purpose for her.
She felt that everything Cao Yue did was for her good, and she wouldn't calculate anything about her.
A woman who is in love has the lowest IQ, and this sentence is always so classic.
Cao Yue, who already has several women around him, of course did not completely put his feelings on the Red Lady, he was more physically demanding from this woman, and there were practical needs, of course, there were feelings, but they were far from being compared with the feelings that the Red Lady had for him.
By subduing this woman and collecting tens of thousands of soldiers who can fight well, Cao Yue thinks it is cost-effective.
Of course, the dry firewood between the two of them at night could not be stopped, and they always had to burn several times.
Although it has been said that they have been married for a few years, the passion between them and Cao Yue suddenly boiled like boiling water, and the heat could not be compared with when Li Yan was together. In the past, he and Li Yan were respectful and respectful, and they were all in good terms with men and women. But now that the two of them are alone together, they can be crazy no matter how crazy, and the red lady has gone from being reserved to completely letting go in these things. This was all Cao Yue's inducement, and in the end she tasted it related. And a woman's attachment to a man often begins with the subjugation of the body.
The body is conquered by a man, and the heart goes with the body, especially those so-called mature women.
On the Internet in later generations, some people used the idiom "love over time" to describe this phenomenon.
Cao Yue also knows that the current red lady has nowhere to go except to belong to him, as long as he treats her well, she will follow him with all her heart, unless something special happens. Otherwise, they won't leave. He was content with this state.
The Red Lady, a new force, joined the Northern Expeditionary Army, and Cao Yue's momentum was shocked, and he deliberately released the news to let Jiannu know that he had reinforcements coming. The addition of tens of thousands of fresh troops not only shocked the morale of the Ming generals, but also oppressed the momentum of Jiannu, and they were even more afraid.
The red lady led the troops to return, and what Cao Yue expected became one.
However, the other team he expected, that is, Cao Bianjiao's troops would go to Shandong to join him, which was not an easy task.
Datong to Liaocheng. There are hundreds of miles of roads, and all along the way are occupied by Jiannu. Cao Bianjiao had to break through many dangers and obstacles before he could reach Shandong. Cao Yue fully understood the difficulties in the middle, so he was ready to continue to lead the army north, put pressure on Jiannu, and give Cao Bianjiao a helping hand.
The next change in the situation also made Cao Yue see greater hope, and it became not much difficult to take Cao Bianjiao's department over.
Because at this time, Linqing and Texas were also captured. Jiannu's power basically disappeared from Shandong.
Because of Dolgon's defeat and retreat, Jiannu's momentum was greatly hit, and the original Ming troops in Cangzhou and Linqing who surrendered to Jiannu were attacked by Cao Jie when Cao Jie led the army. Once again, it served as a wall-weed. Cao Jie's First Guards Division, as well as the Seventh Guards Division led by Huang Degong, who arrived later, captured the two important towns on the canal, Linqing and Dezhou, almost without much effort.
There were not many Manchus and Mongols guarding these two cities. There were only a few thousand people, most of whom were Han troops and Ming troops. The Han and Ming armies defected, and the Manchus and Mongols fled in disarray. The two guard divisions led by Cao Jie and Huang Degong easily occupied Linqing and Dezhou, and after leaving a force to defend these two important towns, they immediately marched in the direction of Cangzhou.
In Shandong, there are still some Jiannu people, and Dezhou is almost not the northern gateway of Shandong, occupying this city, and the Jiannu in Shandong want to easily retreat north, which is almost impossible.
If Cangzhou in the territory of Beizhili were recaptured, Shandong would be completely controlled by the Ming army and could threaten Tianjin Wei and Beijing. The gains and losses of Cangzhou were crucial to both the Jiannu and the Ming army. In addition to ordering the men and horses of Linqing and Dezhou to retreat to Cangzhou in a planned manner, Dolgon also ordered Abatai, the king of Dorao Yujun, and his son Shangjian to lead 20,000 horses to aid Cangzhou.
Cao Yue originally wanted Cao Jie to quickly attack Cangzhou and capture this important city, but after knowing Jiannu's movements, he dispelled this idea and prepared to advance slowly and intimidate the Cangzhou defenders with superior forces. Cao Yue felt that he was still fighting steadily, and he couldn't give Jiannu a chance to break through, after all, Jiannu's mobility was far better than that of the Ming army, which was equipped with many firearms.
After a short rest and replenishment of some military supplies, Cao Yue also left a guard division and 10,000 men and horses of the original red lady to guard Liaocheng, and led the rest of the army to continue north.
At this time, there were several news that was unfavorable to Jiannu and greatly beneficial to Cao Yue. The former Ming generals who surrendered to Jiannu, Jiang Rang and Jiang Zhuan brothers, for some reason, rebelled against the Manchu Qing Dynasty and reattached themselves to the banner of the Ming Dynasty, announcing that they were incompatible with Jiannu. After the Jiang brothers raised their troops, all places in Shanxi rose up to respond, and Shuozhou, Hunyuan, Ningwu, Daizhou, Fanzhi and other places all rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty, which was too anxious.
When Dorgon heard the news, he couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly ordered Dordor and Azig's men to speed up their return to help. He himself hurriedly led the army to retreat to the front line of Guide Mansion and directly abandoned the Daimyo's Mansion.
Jiang Rang and Jiang Jiu brothers first attached themselves to Li Zicheng's Liukou, and then to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and now they have raised the banner of anti-Qing Dynasty, which amused Cao Yue.
The third of the Jiang brothers, Jiang Xuan is still in Cao Yue's army, but because of the relationship between the two brothers, Jiang Xuan cannot be reused. After the reorganization of the New Guards Army, Jiang Xuan, who was originally very promising to be the commander of the Guards Division, was thrown by Cao Yue to work in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and he also acted as a spectator on this expedition. Jiang Xuan naturally knew why he was treated like this, although he repeatedly confessed his loyalty to Daming, but he himself also knew that there was no way to get Cao Yue's further trust in a short period of time, and then he was reused, so he could only press his heart and do things honestly.
He also wrote several letters to his two brothers, telling them to know that they had lost their way and not to die for Jiannu. Jiang Rang and Jiang Jiu rebelled against Jiannu again, and no one knows for the time being.
Hearing that the Jiang brothers had raised troops against the Qing Dynasty, some of Cao Yue's generals immediately suggested that Cao Yue send someone to contact and lead the army to support, but Cao Yue refused. With such repeated people, it is impossible for Cao Yue to lend a hand, the men and horses of the two brothers, as well as those former Ming troops who surrendered to Jiannu, it is impossible for Cao Yue to accept them again. Let them fight with Jiannu to lose both, this is the best result. However, Cao Yue still accelerated the speed of his northward advance, preparing to gather heavy troops to attack Cangzhou, and finally captured Tianjin Wei together with the sailors marching by sea.
The Jiang brothers' troops, and Cao Yue's accelerated march speed to Jiannu's coercion, made Cao Bianjiao's pressure suddenly decrease. He sent a message to Cao Yue, saying that he would soon be able to fight Shandong and meet Cao Yue. In order to respond to Cao Bianjiao, and in order to support the Jiang brothers, so as not to be misunderstood by the world, Cao Yue sent a team of men and horses to attack Shunde Mansion at the same time.
Another big war is about to start! (To be continued.) )