Please ask me to be the emperor

Chapter 553 Uncle and Nephew

Cao Wenzhao, the commander-in-chief of the aid and suppression campaign, led seven thousand elite troops. On the other side of the Xianhe River, he watched helplessly as Henan Governor Chen Qiyu was defeated and hunted down by the rebels, but he was unable to do anything.

Although the water volume of the Xianhe River was large, according to Cao Wenzhao's eyesight, he easily recognized that the person opposite was his nephew Cao Bianjiao.

The two of them are called uncle and nephew, and they share the same love as father and son. This Cao Bianjiao was originally the son of Cao Wenzhao's younger brother, but he himself had no children, so he took Cao Bianjiao around and taught him all the time. If nothing unexpected happens, Cao Bianjiao will be adopted by Cao Wenzhao in the future to inherit his inheritance.

The relationship between uncle and nephew is deep. When Cao Wenzhao saw the familiar figure on the other side of the river again, he couldn't help but burst into tears and cried with joy.

He always thought that Cao Bianjiao was dead, and his heart was filled with grief and hatred. When he was governor of Shanxi Province at Wuyang, he trained his soldiers hard every day to reduce his sadness.

I never thought that I would see Cao Bianjiao here again. In an instant, everything disappeared, as long as my nephew Cao Bianjiao lives!

The commander-in-chief Mu Ziqiang and Zhang Quanchang were shocked when they saw this! The two of them stared at Cao Wenzhao, fearing that at his command, five hundred swordsmen and axemen would come out from behind and chop them into pieces.

No wonder the two men were in a state of uncertainty. During the battle at the Yellow River, Cao Wenzhao disappeared for one night. Now that the two of them think about it carefully, it's quite strange. There must be fraud in it!

Nephew Cao Dingjiao saw the expressions on Mu Ziqiang and Zhang Quanchang's faces, and quickly pulled Cao Wenzhao's sleeve and winked at him.

Cao Wenzhao was originally in the joy of seeing Cao Bianjiao. He was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

Cao Wenzhao couldn't help but smile and said: "Don't worry, you two. I, Cao Wenzhao, am not the one who wants to harm my colleagues. Not to mention that now we want to cross the river but can't. Even if we can cross the river, what will it do? Now the officers and soldiers are defeated like a mountain. Unfortunately, even gods can’t save him!"

Mu Ziqiang and Zhang Quanchang were secretly relieved when they heard this, but they were somewhat hesitant and hesitated to speak.

Cao Wenzhao understood what the two men wanted to say, and continued to explain: "I know my nephew Cao Bianjiao. Even if he surrenders to the thief, he will not do anything to harm me."

"Since he is willing to shout these words, either Governor Chen Qiyu's defeat is certain, or the thieves have already prepared a back-up plan. If we cross the river, we will have no choice but to fall into a trap!"

In fact, what Cao Wenzhao said is right or wrong. The reason why Cao Bianjiao shouted to Cao Wenzhao so late was that he just arrived when the officers and soldiers rushed to kill him. Cao Bianjiao was blocked in the formation and could not rush out for a while.

As for whether this was done intentionally or unintentionally, I am afraid that only Cao Bianjiao himself knows clearly in the world.

The two sides faced off across the river, but nothing happened for a while. So Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao, uncles and nephews, started reminiscing across the river.

Cao Wenzhao was afraid that his nephew Cao Bianjiao would be young and energetic, and would be bullied by other "thieves" because of the blood feud between himself and the "thieves". He repeatedly asked Cao Bianjiao about the details of his life in the rebel army.

Cao Bianjiao was originally a young man without much scheming, let alone facing his uncle, how could he hide anything?

He hurriedly told everything about his life in the rebel army and the battles.

Cao Wenzhao pondered for a long time, somewhat undecided, but fell silent for a while.

When Zhang Shun returned to the battlefield with Chen Qiyu's body, the captured officers and soldiers, and the captured trophies.

The cruel battlefield has become much deserted. The corpses and discarded weapons that were originally scattered all over the place have been collected away, leaving only patches of dark brown blood-stained land everywhere.

Zhang Sanbai was leading Li Shi'an and Wu Xian to guard the river bank. Wang Yidao was leading his soldiers to dig holes there to bury the bodies, while Cao Bianjiao was standing by the river and on the other side screaming. His voice was hoarse due to too many interactions with his uncle Cao Wenzhao.

Seeing that Cao Wenzhao's troops did not retreat, Zhang Shun couldn't help but smile. He led Wukong, Ma Yingniang and Xiao Qinhu to the shore and shouted loudly: "General Cao, are you okay? Meng Jin said goodbye. Long time no see. Zhang. I miss it quite a bit!”

When Cao Wenzhao saw a large group of troops returning to the battlefield, he knew that Zhang Shun was back. He smiled and shouted: "Now that the general defeated Chen Qiyu in one battle, it is really gratifying!"

Originally, Cao Wenzhao, as a general, was full of energy and sounded like thunder. But now his voice has become hoarse, and he has lost some of his momentum when shouting.

"Not just Chen Qiyu!" Zhang Shun said with a smile, "In the first battle, I defeated the Beijing camp and killed Wang Pu; in the second battle, I defeated the governor and killed Chen Qiyu. General Cao is the only one who is good at using troops!"

Cao Wenzhao couldn't help but change his face when he heard this. Looking around, he saw Mu Ziqiang and Zhang Quanchang also had ugly expressions.

No wonder the three generals, Cao Wenzhao, Mu Ziqiang and Zhang Quanchang, looked like this. Zhang Shun's words revealed a key piece of information, and at the same time hurt his heart.

Officers and soldiers marched together in three armies, but two of them were severely defeated. Among them, the leading generals Wang Pu and Chen Qiyu were both killed. In this way, there will be almost no losses, and Cao Wenzhao, Mu Ziqiang and Zhang Quanchang, who watched Chen Qiyu's defeat, will probably bear all the responsibility.

These three people were originally guilty of meritorious deeds, how could they take the blame? What's more, Cao Wenzhao is one of the three commanders, and it is even more difficult to escape.

This time, I am afraid that Wu Di, the governor of Shanxi, would not be able to save his own life. This is one of the reasons why Cao Wenzhao lingered on the bank of the Xianhe River for a long time after his officers and soldiers were defeated.

Originally, Cao Wenzhao thought that Chen Qiyu was defeated and that "if the sky fell, there would be someone tall to support him." However, he never thought that "the tall person" was already dead.

Mu Ziqiang and Zhang Quanchang swallowed the saliva in their mouths and asked in a low voice: "General Cao, what should we do? Should we fight or leave?"

The so-called "fight" actually means to "fight to the death" to save the family; "leave" means to abscond and let the family fend for itself.

Cao Wenzhao sighed, smiled self-deprecatingly, and responded in a low voice: "That may not be the case. Let me test his tone!"

Immediately, Cao Wenzhao cheered loudly: "King Shun is really brave. He used five thousand soldiers to fight against 20,000 people, and he dared to strike back first! But I don't know if King Shun can be more ambitious?"

"Oh? I don't know why General Cao, who is so courageous, should ask in such a roundabout way?" Zhang Shun was overjoyed and asked quickly.

"Now Cao wants to lead two generals and seven thousand people to surrender to King Shun. I wonder if King Shun dares to accept it?" Cao Wen's edict was shocking, and the faces of both the officers, soldiers and rebels suddenly changed in horror.

"I'm not, I didn't!" Mu Ziqiang and Zhang Quanchang quickly and subconsciously denied it.

Cao Wenzhao frowned when he heard this, his face became solemn, and he asked in a gentle voice: "So the two generals must be loyal ministers?"

Mu Ziqiang and Zhang Quanchang were about to cry. They knelt down and begged: "General Cao, we all have family members. If we become thieves, we will all die."

To be honest, even though Zhang Shun had had a premonition, he couldn't believe his ears when he heard Cao Wenzhao personally saying that he would lead the people to surrender to him.

His first reaction was that this guy was trying to deceive me! In the world, only the weak side takes refuge with the strong side. I have never heard of the strong side taking refuge with the weak side.

What's more, there are still 7,000 soldiers under Cao Wenzhao who dare to fight, and their strength is still higher than that of the rebel army that just defeated them. How can ordinary people dare to take him in?

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