Chasing behind the thief's ass and slashing is simply commonplace for Cao Wenzhao!

On this day, seeing Gao Yingxiang's Wang Qi, Cao Wenzhao was like discovering a gold mine!

The three thousand iron horsemen didn't care about eating, didn't care about resting, and chased and beat along the trail!

Passing through a canyon, the terrain in front of you suddenly opens up!

Seeing this, Cao Wenzhao was overjoyed!

If you outflank from the two wings, you will be able to capture Gao Yingxiang alive!

Just as he was about to give an order, a messenger in brocade clothes suddenly came in a hurry on a fast horse: "Governor Cao, the factory has an order, withdraw the troops quickly!" ”

"Withdrawing troops?"

Cao Wenzhao was sure that he had heard correctly!

Looking at Gao Yingxiang at his fingertips, he was puzzled: "Why did you withdraw your troops?" ”

"Uh...... The factory did not explain the reason, and asked Governor Cao for forgiveness! With that, the messenger handed over a letter.

On the letter, there were only a few simple words, and the reason for the withdrawal of troops was not stated!

The corners of Cao Wenzhao's mouth moved, it was really difficult to choose!

was undecided, Cao Wenyao gritted his teeth and said: "Brother, the general is outside, and the military order is not subject to it!"

The thief head Gao Yingxiang is right in front of him, don't miss the opportunity! ”

"Mr. Cao, King Gao Yingxiang is right in front of you! If you can capture him alive or behead him, you will be rewarded with a million silver! ”

"Mr. Cao, we have been fighting for more than five years, and we finally caught a big fish, so we can't give up halfway!"

"That's it!"

Cao Wenzhao took a deep breath and looked solemn: "Since it is the order of the factory father, we should obey it!" The whole army retreats! Hurry back to Qianxian County! ”

"Uh...... Here! ”

……

Cao Wenzhao has withdrawn his troops!

Gao Yingxiang was puzzled, so angry and anxious that he almost fainted!

In the past few days, in order to buy time for Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, Gao Yingxiang risked his life and deliberately slowed down!

For this, more than 5,000 lives were sacrificed in vain!

Now, it was hard to lure Cao Wenzhao into the encirclement, why didn't he chase it?

Depend on!

This guy really doesn't chase anymore!

After waiting for two days, I didn't see the shadow of half of the Ming army!

Several thieves are all confused!

Didn't the intelligence say that a total of five Ming troops pressed over?

Why haven't you seen any of them in the past two days?

Could it be that they withdrew to Guanzhong and continued to wait for the rabbit?

This one...... It's really possible!

The terrain in this area is not suitable for cavalry combat!

The 30,000 cavalry that he was proud of, at this time, were scattered to the point that there were only more than 10,000 left!

People are sleepy, hungry and cold, and have no combat effectiveness!

Hiding in the mountains, maybe there is a glimmer of life!

If you go to the vast Guanzhong Plain, wouldn't it be a sheep in the mouth of a tiger?

No way!

Don't go to Guanzhong!

Continue west, over the mountains, to Shanxi!

……

The Fifth Route Cavalry withdrew to Qianxian, and Wang Li was also stunned!

Was it I who ordered the withdrawal of troops?

Are you kidding!

A few thieves hid in the mountains, and there was no food and grass, which was the perfect time to beat the water dogs!

How could I possibly order the withdrawal of troops?

Several generals handed over the letters, and Wang Li secretly shouted that it was not good!

This is not his own handwriting, nor is it Song Zhe's handwriting!

Moreover, there is obviously something wrong with the seal on the letter!

Although it is vague and realistic, it is by no means a special seal of the West Factory!

In this era, the anti-counterfeiting technology is too poor!

As long as you carry your head, whether it is the jade seal of the country or the seal of the West Factory, you can forge it!

Moreover, it is easy to fake, and it is difficult to distinguish the real from the fake!

I once used radish to forge a jade seal, and I was bold enough!

Unexpectedly, someone used radish to forge the seal of the West Factory, what a hero!

The Jinyi Guard, who went to the herald, has long since disappeared!

It's clear that someone is behind the scenes!

So, who can get access to the seal of the West Factory?

There are not many such people!

Only the letter sent to Sun Yuanhua in Fujian, the letter sent to Zhao Qian in the southern capital, the letter sent to Chen Wangting in Chengdu, and the letter sent to Zhu Kezhen, the capital of Beijing, will be stamped with such a special seal!

Of course, after being promoted to the governor of the five provinces, the letter used to transfer troops and send generals is also stamped with this seal!

Definitely, there are inner ghosts!

Zhao Qian, Chen Wangting and Zhu Kezhen, it shouldn't be possible!

Sun Yuanhua, it's also unlikely!

So, Hong Chengchou, Zuo Liangyu, Lu Xiangsheng?

"Report ...... Factory Gong: Zuo Liangyu led troops to pursue the thieves, and then re-entered the encirclement of the thieves, losing more than 7,000 horses!

Fortunately, Governor Hong sent troops to respond, so he killed the thieves and escaped back!

Today, the thieves continue to move north, and the direction is unknown! ”

Hearing this, Wang Li gasped!

After setting off from Xiao Guan, Zuo Liangyu has been following behind the thieves!

The military order he received was not to pursue, but to follow closely - to keep abreast of the movements of the main force of the thieves!

Ai Wannian, who attacked with him, got the same military order!

Twenty days ago, Aiwan was ambushed by thieves, perhaps by coincidence!

So, is it still a coincidence that Zuo Liangyu was ambushed by the thieves?

What the hell!

That Li Zicheng is just a pawn!

That Zhang Xianzhong is just a border soldier who escaped!

King Gao Yingxiang is just a horse dealer!

Luo Rucai, Liu Guoneng, are not from a military family or a literati background!

Being able to ambush the Ming army twice, this military literacy is too high!

……

Zuo Liangyu returned to Qianxian, and Wang Li couldn't be calm anymore!

Because, Zuo Liangyu has received the latest military order and requires all-out pursuit!

The letter said that there was a cavalry response in front, which dispelled Zuo Liangyu's doubts!

It was this letter that gave him a great boost of confidence - leading more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, without hesitation, plunged headlong into the encirclement of thieves!

If I didn't guess wrong, twenty days ago, Ai Wannian received a similar letter!

"Factory father, Zuo Liangyu was ambushed in Hutou Town!

And Governor Hong's soldiers and horses were originally stationed in Linyou County!

This place is more than 150 miles away from Hutou Town......"

Seeing Wang Li's gesture, Song Zhe did not speak again.

Song Zhe's meaning is obvious, he suspects that Hong Chengchou is behind the trick - use a forged military order to transfer back Cao Wenzhao, and then let Zuo Liangyu strayed into the encirclement, and then lead his troops to relieve the siege!

It is not impossible for those who dare to "fight a living battle" to make meritorious contributions in this way!

However, Wang Li doesn't think so!

The governor of the three sides, set up in the sixth year of orthodoxy (1441), was originally a two-grade official system!

In the process of suppressing thieves in the past few years, Hong Chengchou has repeatedly made military exploits, and has successively served as the "Secretary of the Military Department" and "Governor of the Left Capital"!

Therefore, at this time, Hong Chengchou is already a feudal official of Zhengyipin!

Even if he has made peerless feats, the upper limit of his promotion is at most the cabinet assistant or the first assistant!

However, in Hong Chengchou's eyes, he definitely can't look down on a Beijing official like the "Cabinet Auxiliary Minister"!

Even if he is the first assistant of the cabinet, he will not look at it squarely!

Therefore, there is no need for him to frame Zuo Liangyu with despicable means, and he doesn't need to worry about Cao Wenzhao's military exploits!

Of course, it is not surprising that he can pick up Zuo Liangyu one hundred and fifty miles away!

He has served in Shaanxi and Yansui for more than ten years, and he knows the terrain in the jurisdiction well, and he also knows the tactics of the thieves!

Moreover, he has more than 30,000 soldiers and horses on his hands!

He stationed his troops in Linyou, and was ordered to investigate the movements of the thieves, and sent a force of several thousand people to the north to look for the enemy, which is indeed not surprising!

Just like Lu Xiangsheng, who was stationed in Yongshou, only had 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command, didn't he also send more than 5,000 people north to look for the traces of thieves?

Because Hong Chengchou in the future is a second minister, Wang Li does have prejudices and beware of him!

But at this moment, Hong Chengchou is absolutely loyal to the Ming Dynasty!

Huang Taiji, you may not have heard his name yet, so you can't talk about surrendering!

Therefore, Hong Chengchou has no reason to frame Ai Wannian, Zuo Liangyu and Cao Wenzhao!

"Factory ...... I...... This ......"

"Needless to say, I never doubted you!"

"No, I mean...... Chen Qiyu and Yuan Chonghuan are about to arrive in Qianxian!

If you don't find out the inner ghosts around you...... If the identities of the two are revealed, I am afraid it will be bad for the factory! ”

Wang Li nodded, Song Zhe's face was full of self-blame and worry, and continued:

"The West Factory has expanded to more than 20,000 people, but most of the personal brothers around us are veterans from the 26th Guard, and they have been following us for more than seven years!

If the inner ghost is around, it must be very hidden!

It's hard to pull it out for a while! ”

"Actually, it doesn't have to be an inner ghost!"

Wang Li picked up the gaiwan tea, gently plucked the tea leaves floating on the surface, and thought thoughtfully: "Last year, the Jinyi Guard command post in Nanyang was attacked, do you remember?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Song Zhe seemed to remember something, and asked tentatively: "Factory father, what do you mean...... Isn't it the work of the inner ghost? ”

"The brothers who are close to us, or the brothers who can touch this seal, have all been with us for more than seven years!

Their official positions may not be as good as those of the ministers of the DPRK and China, but they all have a net worth of millions!

Moreover, their family is all in Chengdu, happy and happy!

Do you think they will go around the bush to forge seals?

I still say the same thing: these brothers, they know too many of our secrets!

If they had done wrong, you and my heads would have moved long ago!

Therefore, the leakage of this seal is by no means a brother by his side! ”

Wang Li explained this, and Song Zhe also felt strange!

The case in Nanyang has not been found out so far!

If it was a thief, everything would make sense!

However, according to Zhu Kezhen, the attacker is highly skilled in martial arts, and he is by no means an ordinary person!

If such a master falls into the grass, no one will believe it!

That's not the point!

The point is, the reason why the murderer attacked the Nanyang command post!

In the past few years, the "Admiral's Mansion" of Xichang has been transferred from Beijing to Liaodong, then to Shanxi and Chengdu, and then to today's Qianxian;

No matter where it is, the letters sent by the "Admiralty's Palace" to the command posts everywhere are all with the same special seal!

That is to say, in addition to Zhao Qian, Sun Yuanhua, Chen Wangting, Zhu Kezhen and several general soldiers, there are also people who have come into contact with the special seal of the West Factory!

This person is the real culprit behind the attack on the Nanyang command post!

From this, it can be inferred that this real murderer cannot be appointed by Zhu Youzhen, nor by Wei Zhongxian!

There are too many enemies I have offended!

Although the scope has been narrowed down, it is still not easy to find out who is behind the scenes!

Guanzhong's repeated defeats, the Jingshi side didn't know!

If someone uses this to write a letter of impeachment, the scope can be further narrowed!

Fortunately, Nandu, Chengdu, Fujian and Beijing have special channels for "flying pigeon biography"!

The seal is easy to forge, but the passage of the flying pigeon cannot be forged, and this information channel is quite safe!

So, just agree on a simple mark, and you can continue to use the seal that has already been stolen!

As long as this seal appears again, you can follow the vine!

It's a pity that because of that forged seal, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses of the Ming army were easily damaged!

It's really hard to write a book to the imperial court!

……

"Gonggong, according to the news obtained by Governor Hong, the main force of the thieves has arrived in Qingyang Mansion and is still moving to the northeast!

Its destination is likely to be Yan'an Mansion or Yansui Town! ”

"Cao Dingjiao, Cao Bianjiao, each lead three thousand cavalry to chase!

However, the purpose of the chase was not to engage them, but to force them along the Yellow River! ”

Song Zhe didn't ask much, and truthfully ordered to go.

He knew that Hong Chengchou's soldiers and horses were moving towards the crossing of the Yellow River;

If necessary, you can firmly hold the Tongguan Pass and prevent the thieves from escaping into Henan;

At the same time, Lu Xiangsheng's soldiers and horses are moving towards Shanxi!

He only has 20,000 soldiers and horses, but he has more than 1,000 brocade guards!

This group of brocade guards carried eighty mortars!

Guarded by them on the east bank of the Yellow River, the thieves will definitely not be able to enter Shanxi!

At this point, no matter whether the thieves go north or south, their cavalry has completed the encirclement!

Yansui Town and Yan'an Mansion are not plains, but they are much smoother than the lofty mountains and mountains in northern Guanzhong!

Moreover, the people in these places have moved to Guanzhong nine times out of ten, and it is difficult for the thieves to get supplies!

Under the charge of the cavalry, even if you can't wipe it out, you can kill most of its soldiers and horses!

Wang Li has never read the book of soldiers, and in the absence of a staff officer, he can only come up with this method!

What the result is, you can only leave it to fate!