Obviously, before arriving, Li Xin and the Red Lady, as well as the subordinates they brought, all received special advice. Otherwise, there would have been no flickering in the words, and everyone did not talk about Li Xin's recuperation in the base area.

At this time, under Li Dingguo's great expectation, he finally ushered in the notice, just glanced at it, the whole person was stunned, completely dumbfounded, I didn't expect such a polite person to make such a stupid move.

"Boss, in this ambush, although we killed Ai Wannian and Liu Guozhen, but also buried hidden dangers, with Cao Wenzhao's friendship with Ai Wannian, it will be two days short, three or five days later, Cao Wenzhao will definitely send troops to attack and hunt us down."

Hearing Tian Jianxiu say this, everyone's expressions were stunned, and the atmosphere became tense.

With confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Li family, although everyone was not afraid of Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao's uncle and nephew, the shadow of the famous tree and the prestige of Cao Wenzhao's call had to attract everyone's attention.

Especially Li Zicheng, his expression was narrow, he nodded lightly, and said solemnly: "Yes, Cao Wenzhao has always been the sworn enemy of the rebel army, and many leaders died at the hands of their uncle and nephew. Even if it weren't for Ai Wannian's death, he would have caught up. However, for the sake of safety, we must still make all preparations and strive to kill them with a single blow. ”

Two days later, leaflets flew all over Shaanxi, like snowflakes, and quickly appeared in various parts of Shaanxi, with Xi'an as the hardest-hit area. Wherever there were people, there would be leaflets against Cao Wenzhao posted in the city.

In the city of Xi'an, Hong Chengchou's residence, in the study, I saw Cao Wenzhao's eyes widening angrily, angrily waving the treasure knife in his hand, slashing to the ground, and scolding: "This gang of thieves is really against the sky, they actually dare to sneak attack Ai Wannian and them, and kill the two generals of the imperial court in a row, it is bearable, which is unbearable, this general will never let them go, and must avenge Ai Zongbing and Liu Zongbing!" ”

Speaking of this, Cao Wenzhao suddenly stopped, the light in his eyes flashed, he looked straight at Hong Chengchou, and said: "My lord, I hope to allow the last general to go into battle, hunt down and kill Li Zicheng's gang of thieves, and avenge the two general soldiers Liu and Ai!" ”

"Hey... The general soldiers of Ai were really miserable, most of the 3,000 people were lost, only Liu Chenggong and the guerrilla Wang Ximing were able to save their lives, but they were also seriously injured. Hong Chengchou sighed, and then said angrily: "General Cao, if you are not a general, you are not enough to deal with this thief, Gu Wu's soldiers have been divided, and there is no way to deal with it, the general will go, and the official will go to Chunhua from Jingyang, thinking that the general will have stamina as reinforcements." ”

"My lord, don't blame yourself, the last general personally led 3,000 troops, with the guerrilla Cao Bianjiao as the vanguard, which is enough to destroy this chaotic army."

"This is very good, by the general, he will definitely be able to kill Li Zicheng's chaotic army." Hong Chengchou responded like this, and then said: "General Cao, before this, I hope you will go to Ningzhou first and take back Xiangle Town." First, you can learn about the local situation and gather more specific information about Li Zicheng's anti-thief; Second, the general can also clean up the local garrison, collect the scattered troops, and replenish the general's troops, right? ”

"Well, okay, my lord, before chasing and killing the rebels, the last general will go to Ningzhou to explore the defense there." Cao Zongbing agreed, nodded slightly, seemed to think of something again, and suddenly turned to say: "My lord, in the past two days, I don't know what's going on, the people avoid my army like hiding from the plague, not only is it getting more and more difficult to listen to the news of the chaotic army, but even the procurement of grain and grass is progressing slowly, and I hope that my lord can solve the problem of grain and grass for the last general." ”

"Uh~ could there be such a thing?" Hong Chengchou looked stunned, subconsciously asked a rhetorical question, did not wait for the other party to answer, and then said: "General don't worry, this official will raise grain and grass as soon as possible and give priority to you." ”

"Then I will thank you here!" Cao Wenzhao put away the treasure knife, hung it on his waist, hugged his fist to Hong Chengchou, and said gratefully.

Soon after, Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao's uncle and nephew appeared on the streets of Xi'an City, accompanied by a team of people, and walked out of the city, heading straight for the direction of Ningzhou.

Adjacent to a small county town north of Xi'an, although the number of pedestrians is scarce, there is also a lively scene, a group of people stand in a clearing near the city wall, looking at the leaflets posted on the city wall, chanting and discussing.

"I'd rather be robbed by thieves than teach Cao Bing to block. The thieves robbed limitedly, and the Cao soldiers did endless harm. Thieves rob people's property, thieves harm people's lives......"

"Shhhh Be quiet, if you are listened to by someone with a heart, be careful that your life is not guaranteed, don't be greedy for the fastest time, just look at it, know it, don't read it. ”

"Hey~ I'm starving to death, it's better to get over the addiction and make my heart happy! Made, what kind of world is this? Officials and soldiers do not have a good thing, they are not as good as thieves, thieves still have a sympathetic heart, sympathize with the suffering of the people, and after robbing the government and the rich, they will also distribute some food to the poor. ”

"Hey... What's the solution? No wonder those landlords and squires regarded Cao Wenzhao's uncle and nephew as talismans, saying 'There is a Cao in the army, and the thieves are afraid to hear it', Made, how can those powerful people not praise such a dog-legged? How can you not cheer it up? ”

Suddenly, the people gathered together stopped whispering their discussions, and suddenly they scattered in all directions, and they all fled, except for an army that remained in the middle of the clearing, its eyes narrowed slightly, staring at the leaflet.

The people at the head were Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao, the latter had an angry look on his face, but he still held back the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Uncle, you don't need to be angry with these untouchables, these people are shallow, how can they understand what you have done for the court?" ”

"Change Jiao, go and tear off that piece of paper, bring it to me and see what is written on it, which has aroused the people's righteous indignation and has a deep grudge against us."

Seeing the uncle's grim expression and expressionless face, Cao Bianjiao agreed, did not dare to talk nonsense, kicked his feet, gently clamped the horse's belly, drove the horse forward, came to the edge of the city wall, turned on one side slightly, stretched out his hand, and tore the leaflet cleanly, quickly glanced at it, his expression changed greatly, and became extremely ugly, and at the same time there was a trace of surprise in his heart.

"Uncle, you see, no wonder the people of Shaanxi are so hostile to us, avoiding us like hiding from the plague, and refusing to provide the slightest news about the rebellious army, it turns out that the problem is here, some people are bewitching the public and framing us, so that we can't raise food and grass."

While speaking, Cao Bianjiao drove the horse a few steps quickly, came to Cao Wenzhao's side, handed over the leaflet, and continued: "Bianjiao, if I guess correctly, not only is there such a leaflet posted in this city, but I am afraid that most places in Shaanxi have similar things, and the gossip confuses the public and ruins our reputation." ”

However, contrary to Cao Bianjiao's expectations, after reading the content of the leaflet, Cao Wenzhao's reaction was very calm, he just frowned, and said in a deep voice: "This can't be blamed on others, there are too many scum in the army, and some people are not as good as thieves, not only robbing the people's property, but also plotting to kill the people's lives. Otherwise, with just such a piece of paper, how can we be framed? ”

"But, uncle, no matter what others do, we haven't done anything like that, why frame us?" Cao Bianjiao's face was unwilling, and he looked angry.

"Hey... Change Jiao, you still don't understand, you're still too young, soldier, sophistry. Cao Wenzhao sighed, then showed a solemn expression, and then said: "It seems that our opponent is really not simple, no longer limited to attacking the city and attacking us, but began to incite the people and disintegrate the foundation of our actions in Shaanxi. ”

"Yes, uncle, if it continues like this, the situation will be very bad." Cao Bianjiao echoed, also with a dignified expression, and then continued: "Even if we are not afraid of death, no matter how strong our combat effectiveness is, if there is no cooperation from the locals, providing intelligence, and leading the way for the army, we will lose the opportunity, plus we will not be able to raise food and grass on the spot, we will be in a more unfavorable situation, far from being as simple as the people's hostility to us." ”

"Change Jiao, what you said is right, the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to our uncle and nephew."

Cao Wenzhao's expression became more and more gloomy, he thought for a moment, pondered for a moment, and then ordered: "Change Jiao, immediately send someone to tell Lord Hong about this matter, so that he can be prepared, it is best to have a countermeasure, let's immediately speed up the march and go to Ningzhou." ”

"Yes, uncle!"