Chapter Seventy-Eight: Cao Wen's Edict Has Surrendered

Zhang Hongbin really didn't expect Cao Wenzhao to take this official road? Seriously, no one but himself knows.

But Li Dingguo, who was beside him, believed that Zhang Hongbin knew that he would take this path.

In fact, Zhang Hongbin also learned a little about Cao Wenzhao's character from Cao Wenzhao's information. This general is brave and unparalleled, and his mind is not bad, and he can indeed be regarded as a first-class general in the world. But success is also Xiao Xiao, and defeat is also Xiao He, smart people sometimes accidentally make themselves smart.

The two roads, indeed according to Zhang Hongbin's intentions, both ambushed people, but the difference is that only 1,000 people were ambushed on the small road. However, this is enough, in a relatively narrow environment, with a thousand soldiers armed with firearms to guard, the other party has to pay a terrible price to get through, but it is also possible to be escaped by Cao Wenzhao.

On the mainland side, there is only a place to place artillery, and this time I will not bring a lot of artillery with me when I make a light detour here, and I only brought three guns in total.

Zhang Hongbin is very confident that Cao Wenzhao will go this way. First, the environment here is indeed similar to the situation of Huarong Dao, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has come out, and Lao Luo is a military advisor under the command of Zhang Shicheng, an anti-rebel rebel, and he can be regarded as writing his life's military knowledge into the book. Whether it's entertainment or a real military book, Zhang Hongbin doesn't believe that Cao Wenzhao has never read this book! Second, Cao Wenzhao is confident, or with his combat effectiveness and brain, he himself is in the military general system at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and he can be regarded as one of the top ten outstanding generals, and the better a person is, the more confident he is. He believed that there would be no ambush on the official road, and if he made up his mind, he would charge unreservedly, leaving no way back for himself at all, so he was trapped in a deep embarrassment, but now he is surrounded.

Now, three artillery pieces were aimed at the remnants of Cao Wenzhao, and the worst thing was that there were not only 500 grenadiers, more than 2,000 musketeers, and even more than 2,500 pikemen in the front. The artillery earlier had already made Cao Wenzhao's troops a mess, and at this moment, he only needed Zhang Hongbin to give the order for a general attack, and Cao Wenzhao had to obediently leave his life in this place as soon as he waited for him.

"I said Lao Cao, the boss is not small, presumably there are old and young, right? Not to mention anything else, the young general next to you also looks quite similar to you, if you are not a son, you should be a nephew, if you die here like this, will your Cao family be extinct because of this? Zhang Hongbin asked jokingly.

Lao Cao was full of anger, but he had to admit that the other party's words really hit his point.

He didn't have a son, and he pinned his hopes on this nephew. Originally, it was for him to experience around him and accumulate some experience for the future. At the beginning, I also thought that with my own ability and experience, there would be no problem in protecting him, even if I sacrificed myself, I could send him out.

But now it seems that one of them is not good, and their two uncles and nephews will stay here...... The eldest brother only has one son, and I don't know if he can have another one...... In case of real bad luck, Caojiazhen is going to be the last one.

The people of this era, one or two, are clamoring for the family and the country, and the family is at the forefront, and this family is not a family, but a family, which can also be called a clan. The Cao family may not be a famous nobleman, but he is also a general. If the Cao family's inheritance is cut off in this area like this, it is a fact that all the Cao family disciples can't accept.

"Why don't you take a gamble? Look at the big knife in a certain hand, can you force a way out of your blockade? Cao Wenzhao said coldly.

"No, or maybe you don't have the leverage to bet against me right now. However, I have two unscrupulous subordinates who have been taken care of by you, and they are willing to play with you. Two to one, win and you two go, lose and surrender obediently, how? Zhang Hongbin pointed to Wang Er and Li Dingguo on the side.

The two were pointed at by Zhang Hongbin, first embarrassed for a while, and then looked at Cao Wenzhao angrily.

"It's just the two of them, it's not enough to see at all. But there is one thing you must remember, between heaven and earth, there is only Cao Wenzhao, a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, or Cao Wenzhao, a loyal martyr of the Ming Dynasty, and there is absolutely no such person as Cao Wenzhao, a general! Cao Wenzhao waved the big knife in his hand and shouted loudly.

"Although Cao Bianjiao is young, how my uncle is, I will be!" Cao Bianjiao also stood up and made a stand.

"I respect you two for being patriotic generals, and I will relax the conditions! If you lose, you two obediently accept my captivity, and as for whether you accept surrender in the future, then we will talk about it then, how about it? Zhang Hongbin shrugged his shoulders and changed his conditions.

"Good!" Cao Wenzhao gritted his teeth, knowing that the assassin really had no room for bargaining.

The trio stepped forward, and everyone took a few steps back, leaving a place for them.

The three of them soon fought together, but Cao Wenzhao quickly realized one thing, that is, Li Dingguo used a gun, and he had an advantage in both horse and foot battles; Wang Er is using a ghost-headed broadsword at the moment, although it is a two-handed knife, it is also suitable for foot combat. However, his broadsword is a standard Guan knife, which is most suitable for horse combat, and its combat effectiveness is reduced by 30% in foot combat. After all, such a heavy and long big knife, wielding it on the ground will inevitably have such and such troubles.

Li Dingguo is very young, there is no need to doubt this, his strength is very small. But it cannot be denied that Li Dingguo took the smart route, and the spear in his hand stabbed quickly and accurately, without considering the strength, if he was accurately stabbed to the vital point, it would also be dead. At this moment, Li Dingguo has completely become Wang Er's helper, wandering around Cao Wenzhao, as long as he seizes the opportunity, he will come and contain Cao Wenzhao.

In this way, Cao Wenzhao's combat effectiveness can really be exerted is less than 40%. Against Wang Er, who is known for his bravery, he suffered a loss in weapons again, and finally after thirty rounds, he finally dodged Wang Er's move, but he was caught by Li Dingguo's spear across his neck.

"Call it a day...... Of course, you can also choose to resist, but you think about it, your commander's life is in our hands. And your little life is on you...... After all, people have just one life, and at this point, don't you know how to cherish it? Zhang Hongbin looked at the remnants of Cao Wenzhao.

"Discard!" Cao Bianjiao gritted his teeth and gave the order.

Yes, at this point, it's useless to say anything.

"Self-inflicted, you can't live......" Cao Wenzhao also had a trace of remorse at this moment.

"Remember, there is only Cao Wenzhao, who is a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty or a loyal martyr of the Ming Dynasty, and there is no general Cao Wenzhao, you will never get my loyalty!" When Cao Wenzhao was brought to Zhang Hongbin, he said to this thief leader who was about the same age as Cao Bianjiao.

"If Da Ming loses you, and even kills your whole family, what will you do?" Zhang Hongbin asked playfully.

"What do you mean by that?" Cao Wenzhao stared at Zhang Hongbin deadly.

"You lost, and there is always someone to blame for this defeat. Why did you fail? Wenchen will do tricks, and even I will spread some rumors that are not true. But it doesn't matter, what do you think literati would do if they wanted to protect themselves to the maximum? If you figure it out, you can think about it, and if you surrender now, I can send someone to take your family out. Zhang Hongbin said with a smile.

"You...... If you bring my Cao clan people here, wouldn't it confirm the fact that I have betrayed the enemy? Cao Wenzhao has already understood.

"But you can also gamble that if I don't pick up your family, will they be killed?" Zhang Hongbin said very calmly.

"Give me a little time to think about it......" Cao Wenzhao couldn't get up.

The next thing was easy, spreading the news that Cao Wenzhao had rushed into the light army after two consecutive victories, but was ambushed by thieves, and actually dismounted and surrendered in public. After layers of polishing by the literati class, and finally passed to Chongzhen's imperial case, Cao Wenzhao was already dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty in his heart, and before the fight started, he took his headquarters to join the Salvation Army.

"Clan punishment, give me Cao Wen punishment of the nine clans!" Chongzhen was furious, his 500,000 internal funds were wasted again, and it was strange if he wasn't angry.

Especially look at this battle report, surrender without a battle, spineless to the extreme!

"Your Majesty, General Cao guarded the frontier for the country and had many military exploits. ...... "Someone who tries to intercede is a sober man."

"Then how do you explain the fact that he has taken refuge in the enemy?" Chongzhen couldn't listen to it.

"This ......," the courtier had no words to say. He knew that the emperor had lost his mind because of the war report at this moment, and it was useless to say anything at this time.

"Hmph, nothing more to say? If you intercede with this chaotic minister and thief, I'm afraid that you won't be able to rely on it, so let's do it! Chongzhen slapped again.

Well, get yourself involved...... The courtier wants to cry without tears, and he is only fifty years old this year...... Everyone else feels that it is only seventy or eighty years old that they can say it......

Jinyiwei began to act, and the Cao family was all killed, and the blood stained the mouth of the vegetable market, and the smell of blood did not dissipate for a long time.

The news was transmitted back to Shaanxi five days later, and Zhang Hongbin took the news and handed it to Cao's uncle and nephew who were still considering it.

"Daddy!" Cao Bianjiao howled and cried.

Cao Wenzhao didn't cry, he just looked at the ceiling of the cell silently, and the whole person fell into a stupor. Obviously, he can't accept this reality either.

"Uncle...... I'm not reconciled, why did we sacrifice our lives and forget our lives for Daming, but we got such an end? Cao Bianjiao knelt and cried to Cao Wenzhao.

Compared with Cao Wenzhao's old and spicy, Cao Bianjiao is still younger, and his lack of experience makes it easier for him to accept other people's subconscious brainwashing.

"That's it...... That's it...... I, Cao Wenzhao, have descended! Cao Wenzhao finally collapsed.