Chapter 401 Cao Bianjiao and You Shilu cooperated and their achievements were comparable to Huo Qiqi
"General Manager, why don't we go after Cao Wenzhao and completely annihilate him and the Cao family army?"
"In this way, after eliminating the powerful army of the Ming Dynasty, won't it be much easier in the future?"
Huang Lan commanded the soldiers of the Second Xuanwu Battalion to occupy and clear the large dock in Mayi City. Then he jumped to Hongmei and asked in confusion.
"Forget it. In our army's second round of offensive plan, the Sanggan River and the eastern area of the Fenshui River are not included in the plan."
Hongmei waved her hand and said, "If Cao Wenzhao had been killed by our army in the battle of Mayi, it would be understandable, but since he is lucky enough to have escaped for the time being, let him go first."
"If we encounter Cao's army again in the future, we will not let him escape so easily."
Hongmei knew very well that no matter what, she had to give Cao Bianjiao some face.
There is nothing to say about killing Cao Wenzhao on the battlefield, but since the other party was not destined to die and escaped from the battlefield in time, there is no need to pursue him relentlessly.
Cao Bianjiao led the Taotie Legion to sweep across the vast grasslands outside the Great Wall. In just over half a year, he conquered a vast territory of at least hundreds of thousands of miles for the Fuxing Army. His contribution was outstanding.
Now, the Taotie Legion led by him and the Pixiu Legion led by You Shilu both dominate the northern prairie and make the Tartars tremble in fear at the mention of them. They are invincible.
As the year is coming to an end, it is time to end the first wave of this second round of violent offensive.
In less than ten days, the seventh year of Chongzhen will be over. Heavy snow has begun to fall in many places in the north, which is very unfavorable for marching and fighting, and it is not advisable to create more trouble.
"I wonder if the commander-in-chief and Wan'er will come back to celebrate the New Year this year?"
Hongmei thought of something. She stood on the big dock of Mayi City on the west bank of the Sanggan River, looking towards the southeast sky with some anticipation in her eyes.
In the four years since the Fuxing Army went out of the country to develop, Hongmei has spent every year with Li Dingguo and Wan'er on the island in the middle of the lake in the base camp. It has become a habit.
Not long ago, Hongmei broke through to the peak of level five with the help of a top-grade acquired spiritual peach. She felt her energy stirring, so she made persistent efforts and took the acquired top-grade spiritual fruit, the Phoenix Blood Fruit, which Li Dingguo had given her three months ago. She successfully broke through the level five bottleneck and became the fourth level six warrior in the Renaissance Army.
Among them, her natal artifact, the Earth Emperor Stone, played a great role in her breakthrough in cultivation, allowing her to successfully awaken her acquired primary spiritual body, and inexplicably lifted the third seal, causing Hongmei's combat power to increase by more than ten times!
This was also the fundamental reason why she was able to lead a large army and easily defeat the Cao family army led by Cao Wenzhao.
Today, Hongmei would dare to lead an equal number of Fuxing Army soldiers to fight a big battle with the Tianxiong Army led by Lu Xiangsheng without being defeated, even if she faced Lu Xiangsheng head-on.
"Chirp..."
At this moment, two golden rays of light suddenly shot out from the southeast direction in the sky, followed by two eagle cries.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
In an instant, after two sounds of wind, two large golden eagles swooped down from the sky and landed in front of Hongmei.
"Sister Hongmei!"
"Hehe...Big brother and I are back!"
Two figures jumped down from the back of a big golden eagle. One of them flew in front of Hongmei, grabbed her hand, and jumped and shouted.
There is no doubt that this is the girl Wan'er.
After she and Li Dingguo captured Tianheng Island, they dealt with many post-event matters and then returned to Dengzhou Prefecture to meet with Liang Liping. She learned that Deng and Lai states had basically fallen into the hands of the Fuxing Army, and all that remained was some follow-up cleanup and finishing work.
In view of the importance of his own breakthrough in cultivation, Li Dingguo immediately instructed Liang Liping on the next series of tasks, and then rode the golden eagle back to the western part of Shanxi Province with Wan'er.
The New Year was approaching, and Li Dingguo and Wan'er wanted to go home to celebrate the New Year, so they returned quickly.
With the military intelligence department that is now spread all over the world providing timely military intelligence, the two naturally learned that Hongmei was in Mayi City, so they came directly to find her.
It's not just that he wants to return to the base camp outside the Great Wall with her to celebrate the New Year, but mainly because there are only three pieces of the innate top-grade spiritual tea leaves that Wan'er has obtained that can be used now, and they must be used up as soon as possible. It is just right to take them in time with Hongmei.
As the strongest men in the human forces today, after so many years of training, Li Dingguo and Wan'er certainly know the advantage of being one step faster and every step faster.
Since I have the opportunity to take a further step forward, the sooner the better.
"Meet the Commander-in-Chief!"...
Seeing Li Dingguo coming, Hongmei and Huang Lan hurriedly stepped forward with the main general on the scene to greet him and saluted him in a neat military manner.
Today's Fusion Army is already a super powerful force. Everything has been formalized and everything must comply with rules and regulations. Etiquette and law are naturally the top priority.
"Well, no need to be polite."
Li Dingguo waved his hand towards the crowd and said, "Huang Lan, if you have anything to do, go and do it yourself. I have something to say to Hongmei."
After sending everyone away, Li Dingguo and Wan'er explained to Hongmei the main reason for their return.
"Innate top-grade spiritual root tea tree?"
"In this world, there are actually innate divine tools that can be upgraded?"
"The Ye family that Ye Xianggao belongs to is indeed the family known as the leader of the Donglin Party. Their background is too deep."
After Wan'er finished her excited explanation, Hongmei was also shocked.
Whether it was innate-level spiritual tea or spiritual fruit, it was the first time that the three of them encountered it, so it was impossible not to be surprised.
This innate spiritual tea tree, which can produce immediate effects on practitioners, is even more valuable than an innate top-grade artifact.
Especially for those of them who are practicing Qi Refining, its value is immeasurable.
"Sister Hongmei, I didn't expect that the traitor Geng Jingzhong was so lucky that he could actually get a set of innate divine artifacts and gems. My brother and I already have three innate divine artifacts, so this set of gems and artifacts is just right for you."
Wan'er finally said, "It would be better for the three of us to return to our base camp on the island in the middle of the lake outside the Great Wall to celebrate the New Year this year. When we return, you can refine this set of innate artifact gems into a second innate artifact."
"As for Brother Xiangzi's second innate divine weapon, I think Huang Taiji's top-grade innate divine weapon Xuanyuan Water Control Flag is very suitable."
"The next time you run into him, that will be the day this fat guy dies. Just take the artifact flag and give it to Brother Xiangzi."
In Wan'er's heart, besides Li Dingguo, the second most important person is Cao Yongxiang and Hongmei.
The four of them are the absolute core figures of the Renaissance Army, and enhancing their own strength is the most important thing.
"Brother Dingguo, Wan'er, I was wondering if you two would come back for the New Year!"
Hongmei also smiled happily and said, "I didn't expect your operations on the southeast coast to be so smooth. Not only did you easily defeat Yuetuo's army, but you also captured Denglai Prefecture in one fell swoop. You even took the time to go south and destroy the family of Ye Xianggao, the leader of the Donglin Party. It can be said that you have reaped a lot of rewards."
"After the Chinese New Year, our Fuxing Army will launch a two-pronged attack on the Ming Dynasty from the east and west. This extremely corrupt dynasty will be in big trouble." "As long as the Grand Canal connecting the north and the south is blocked by our army, if the Ming Dynasty wants to survive temporarily, it will have to move its capital to Nanjing!"
"Then the entire vast northern land will fall into the hands of our Fuxing Army, and a pattern of dividing the country with the Ming Dynasty will soon be formed."
"But if that happens, our Fuxing Army will have to face attacks from both the Ming Dynasty and the Later Jin Tartars, and the pressure will be much greater."
"But will we be afraid? Of course not!"
Hongmei's vision and outlook have now been broadened, and she has thoroughly understood the approximate strength of both sides. She has a clear idea in her mind, and a high-spirited look on her face.
To be honest, the fact that the current situation could evolve so quickly was completely beyond everyone's expectations, including Li Dingguo.
Before the Fuxing Army marched into the country in large numbers, no one could have imagined that they would achieve such great results in just one year!
As for how the situation will develop next, anyone who knows a little about military affairs would be able to guess that what Hongmei said is something that will inevitably happen in the near future.
The Grand Canal, the lifeline of the northern capital, was cut off by the Fuxing Army, which was a calamity for the Ming Dynasty court in the north.
Without the Grand Canal transporting all kinds of food and other supplies day and night, the northern capital and northern Zhili would probably not be able to hold out for even half a year, and the government would completely collapse!
It can be said that after the Fuxing Army conquers the entire Qi and Lu lands, it will be an absolute fatal blow to the Ming Dynasty!
As long as the imperial court does not want to disband, it must move the capital to the south as soon as possible in order to continue to survive.
This is not a question of willingness or not, but a question of how the court should continue to operate.
Otherwise, without the massive supply of money and food, the northern court would soon become powerless to resist and be destroyed by the Fuxing Army.
Just as Hongmei said, it won’t be long, maybe even less than a year, before the three-way division of the world will be officially formed in the East.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid!"
Wan'er confidently interrupted and said, "When the time comes, it won't be a big deal for our Fuxing Army to face the attacks of the Later Jin Tartars and the Ming Dynasty at the same time."
"No matter who the enemy is, I will use the Fantian Seal to crush them all!"
Wan'er's confidence has increased greatly as her own cultivation is about to take a step forward, and she is not exaggerating.
Once she breaks through to the middle stage of level six, even if she encounters a peak level six dragon, she will dare to fight it head-on and may even have hope of winning.
After all, Wan'er, who possesses three innate magical artifacts and is about to advance her acquired spiritual body, is not comparable to an ordinary sixth-level peak practitioner.
"Not bad!"
Li Dingguo said decisively, "What if the wind and waves are strong?"
"By then, the strength of our Renaissance Army will increase accordingly, and will be enough to deal with that situation."
"As long as we can occupy the vast area of Jiangbei, our fundamental problems can be completely solved, and the speed of development and growth will be unmatched by the enemy."
"The South-North Campaign sounds great. The enemy should be the one that's anxious, not us."
He was very clear about the current development model of the Renaissance Army and how great advantages it had in this era.
It is no exaggeration to say that if the Fusion Army develops for one year in the future, the enemy may not be able to catch up even after ten years.
The longer the time goes, the greater the gap becomes, until finally the enemy is completely desperate.
The three of them then discussed some other things, especially the arrangements and plans for various aspects of this year's New Year, and then returned to the City Lord's Mansion in Mayi City, wrote a series of military orders, and asked the personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to pass them to the heads of various legions of the Fuxing Army for execution according to the regulations.
During the Spring Festival, under normal circumstances, all forces will rest and will not rashly start a war, and the Fusion Army will naturally be no exception.
It is still essential to do a good job in defense of various strategic locations.
This is to prevent the enemy from going crazy and launching a sneak attack on our territory during the New Year period, causing unnecessary losses.
The three of them spent a day arranging all matters. After giving clear instructions to Huang Lan, the commander of the Xuanwu First Battalion who stayed behind, they each rode a large golden eagle into the sky and returned to the base camp outside the Great Wall in the north.
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"Hahaha……"
Cao Bianjiao couldn't help laughing as he looked at the largest tribal base of the Tumed tribe that had been destroyed in front of him.
This attack on the Tumed tribes surrounded by the Daqing Mountains, which spread over more than 100,000 miles, was the first major joint operation between the Taotie Legion led by him and the Pixiu Legion led by You Shilu.
Over the past six months, their two legions have been killing like crazy on the northern prairie!
The vast southern desert area where the Tumed tribes live is mostly surrounded by the Daqing Mountains and is considered to be the largest pasture with the best environment in the northern prairie.
Because Li Dingguo gave Cao Bianjiao and You Shilu the power to expand the army independently, Cao Bianjiao, who was determined to expand his 90,000 soldiers to 300,000, even thought of replacing the soldiers' mounts with at least top-grade dragon-scale horses.
But he knew that the Taotie Legion he led could not defeat the Tumed tribes, whose number of soldiers and civilians exceeded tens of millions, so he contacted You Shilu in time and made his idea clear.
Over the past year, You Shilu's ambitions have been thoroughly aroused. He is determined to expand the territory of the Han people in order to leave his name in history. Although he was shocked by Cao Bianjiao's plan, he naturally agreed to his proposal, and the two hit it off.
The Daqing Mountains surrounding the huge Tumed tribe stretch for hundreds of thousands of miles, crossing the vast area north of the Dongtao Plain where the Tumed tribes are entrenched. Its length is almost as long as the Yanshan Mountains.
If you want to lead the two armies of the Restoration Army to capture such a large area, it will be impossible without several years.
But You Shilu and Cao Bianjiao are not ordinary people. They are talented generals with strategic vision. Naturally, they will not play by the rules.
With the help of Cao Bianjiao's level six white crane spirit bird, they were able to easily search for the locations of the various Tumed tribes. Then, each of them led their own legion of soldiers, which had more than doubled in size and numbered more than 200,000 people, to launch a direct raid and wipe out the Tumed tribes one by one. The efficiency of the operation was very high.
Today's battle is a surprise attack on the Baiyinha tribe, the largest Tumed tribe entrenched at the foot of Chier Mountain.
With the planning of Cao Bianjiao and You Shilu, they naturally succeeded in one fell swoop. After a fierce battle for most of the day, they finally wiped out this large Tatar tribe with a population of over one million.
The number of spiritual beasts and war horses harvested in this battle alone exceeded 300,000, which made Cao Bianjiao's face burst into smile.
"Cool!"
The past year or so on the prairie, leading an increasingly large army of Taotie to roam freely, was the happiest time in Cao Bianjiao's life.
There are not so many troubles here, just kill the Tartars as much as you want, and you have all the final say, fully displaying his military talent.
It can be said that all the achievements made by the Ming Dynasty against the northern prairie in the past thousand years combined are not as good as Cao Bianjiao’s brilliant achievements in the past year!
If the news that he led the Taotie Army to expand the territory of hundreds of thousands of miles for the Chinese people was spread back to the Ming Dynasty, it would probably cause a huge uproar and shock the world!
Facts have proved that it was not that the Han people were incapable of fighting, but that the Ming Dynasty court was too short-sighted and only focused on internal strife, which limited the true talents of geniuses like Cao Bianjiao.
A peerless genius like Cao Bianjiao, if given the opportunity and environment to fully display his talents, can be jaw-dropping.
(End of this chapter)
