"Supervisor! I'm sorry for you!" On a three-masted gunboat, Cao Bianjiao knelt on the edge of the ship's side, kowtowed and cried towards the distant coastline.

"General Cao, get up quickly! This time I can bring back five hundred brothers, this is the wish of the Supervisor! If no one escaped, wouldn't Supervisor be sacrificed in vain?" Xu Liang advised.

"Mr. Hong has sacrificed his life for the country! Many brothers cannot come back! How can I, Cao Bianjiao, live alone!" After saying that, Cao Bianjiao jumped and tried to jump into the sea to sacrifice his country.

Xu Liang and several soldiers hurriedly grabbed Cao Bianjiao, but Cao Bianjiao was very strong and could not hold him back. In the end, a sailor smashed a wooden stick on the back of Cao Bianjiao's head, knocking him unconscious, and then he was carried back to the cabin.

A few days later, the capital.

Outside Zhengyang Gate, the Ming Dynasty court set up an altar. Emperor Chongzhen held the sacrificial text written by himself and led all civil and military officials to the altar. At the funeral to worship Hong Chengchou, Emperor Chongzhen cried like rain and recited the sacrificial text himself. During the sacrificial text, Chongzhen commended Hong Chengchou's achievements to the Ming Dynasty and admitted his mistakes, saying that if he had not forced Hong Chengchou to send troops to save Zu Dashou, Hong Chengchou would not have been brutally killed. The sacrificial texts were heartbroken, which made all the officials present cry.

On the sea outside the Yangtze River Estuary, a fleet temporarily moored outside the Yangtze River Estuary, waiting for the tide to rise before entering the Yangtze River Estuary.

"You guys let go of me! Governor Hong has died for his country, I, Cao Bianjiao, cannot survive alone!" Cao Bianjiao, who was tied up by five flowers, yelled.

"General Cao, we sacrificed more than 600 brothers to save you!" Xu Liang roared angrily, "If you die, the blood of our more than 600 brothers will be in vain!"

Cao Bianjiao struggled and shouted, "Where are you going to take me?"

"Go to Kaifeng and find our uncle!"

"I won't go! I want to go back to the capital, re-orient the troops to avenge the commander Hong!"

"General Cao, it's not the time yet! If you return to the capital now, I'm afraid the emperor will not let you go! In the Battle of Songjin, the entire Ming army was wiped out, and only you and 500 people were left to survive. If you return to the capital at this time, do you think the court will let you go?" Zhang Shiwen advised him hard.

Cao Bianjiao shouted: "The king told the minister to die, but the minister had to die! I, Cao, had the face to live in this world if I was defeated in this battle? If I die, I will meet my uncle."

"General Cao! You have to survive! Only by living can you avenge the revenge of Master Hong and his brothers! You should hide in our uncle for a while. When His Majesty's anger fades, we will naturally let you go back." Zhang Shiwen advised.

"Yes, General Cao, we have sacrificed many brothers. We don't want you to sacrifice in vain like this worthless! If you live well, you will sooner or later get revenge! It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years!" Xu Liang also advised.

Half a month later, Zhang Shiwen finally brought Cao Bianjiao to outside Kaifeng City.

Zhang Shiwen took Cao Bianjiao, who was dressed in a small soldier's clothes, into the middle camp. As soon as he saw Li Guodong, Cao Bianjiao immediately knelt down: "Thank you for your great kindness in helping you! But Bei Zhi just wants to return to the battlefield as soon as possible to kill Jiannu and avenge Master Hong! I also asked Bo Zhi to agree to Bei Zhi's condition: let Bei Zhi return to the capital, even if he was executed by the court, Bei Zhi would be willing!"

"General Cao, get up quickly!" Li Guodong walked down and reached out to help Cao Bianjiao up. "You and I are brothers, why should you give this great gift? Don't call me uncle, just call me brother."

"Master, if you still think I am a brother, let me go back to the capital! If the court did not execute me, Cao Bianjiao, I would also go to the battlefield to kill Jiannu and avenge the supervisor! If Master did not agree, then Cao would kneel here and not get up!" Cao Bianjiao still knelt on the ground and said loudly.

Li Guodong handed Cao Bianjiao a latest news from the pro-guard army: "General Cao, I hope you can read this information. I believe that after you read it, you will change your mind!"

Cao Bianjiao took it, took a look, and was shocked, but he still shouted in an incredible tone: "How is it possible? Master Hong is loyal to serving the country, how can he surrender to Jiannu? This must be a fake news sent by Jiannu! It is a rumor! It is definitely not true!"

Why didn't he believe that Hong Chengchou would surrender to the enemy and treason! After all, Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao's uncle and nephew followed Hong Chengchou for more than ten years. Since Hong Chengchou suppressed the bandits, Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao followed Hong Chengchou to suppress the bandits. Later, Cao Wenzhao was ambushed and died in battle. Cao Bianjiao followed Hong Chengchou until this time he was trapped in Songshan.

Li Guodong sighed: "Li is not willing to believe that this is true, but the capital must have known this military situation! When Li got this news, the news that Zu Dashou and Hong Chengchou surrendered to the Qing Dynasty must have been spread to Shanhaiguan. When Shanhaiguan Guard Wu Sangui got this news, he would definitely report to the capital as soon as possible!"

"I don't believe it! I don't believe it!" Cao Bianjiao sat on the ground and hugged his head in pain.

"General Cao, if you don't believe it, then I can ask someone to take you to disguise yourself in the capital to inquire. The news sent back from Shanhaiguan must be true!"

In fact, there is no need to go to the capital. Li Guodong believes that in a few days, Cao Bianjiao will be able to see it.

A few days later, Cao Bianjiao felt extremely painful when he saw the mansion sent by the capital.

"General Cao, if you meet Hong Chengchou on the battlefield in the future, will you be nostalgic?" Li Guodong asked.

"No!" Cao Bianjiao shook his head vigorously, "He surrendered to the enemy and treason, and he will be my Cao Bianjiao's enemy from now on! If I meet you, I will definitely kill you!"

"Okay!" Li Guodong patted Cao Bianjiao on the shoulder, "You and I are brothers, we must save our lives first and kill Jiannu in the future! It is too early to find Jiannu to take revenge. You can settle down with me for the time being. When the time is ripe in the future, we will fight to kill slaves together to avenge the brothers who died in the Battle of Songshan!"

"Brother, I want to go to Shanhaiguan now. I will go to Wu Sangui! It is easier to kill the slave and take revenge if you are closer to Jiannu!"

"Don't go to Shanhaiguan!" Li Guodong advised, "Wu Sangui's performance in the Battle of Songjin this time disappointed me! Go and join him? I'm just worried that one day Wu Sangui will surrender to Jiannu! Who is Zu Dashou of Wu Sangui, do you know?"

"I know that he is Wu Sangui's uncle. However, although Zu Dashou surrendered to the enemy, he pretended to surrender. I imagine that he would run back if he had the chance."

"Zu Dashou has been surrendered last time, but can it be surrendered this time? Unless Huang Taiji is out of reach, he will be fooled twice. At most, Zu Dashou has not contributed to Jiannu. But with Zu Dashou on Jiannu, Wu Sangui is really likely to surrender to Jiannu. There are also several sons of Zu Dashou, who are on Jiannu, how can they not deal with Jiannu?" Li Guodong smiled and patted Cao Bianjiao on the shoulder. He knew that after Zu Dashou surrendered to the Qing Dynasty this time, he did not contribute much to the Qing Dynasty, but Zu Dashou's sons gave great efforts to the Qing Dynasty. Moreover, Wu Sangui's surrender to the Qing Dynasty has been recorded in history, so he did not want Cao Bianjiao to surrender to Wu Sangui.

Cao Bianjiao recalled Li Guodong's words and thought about it for a long time in his mind, but finally decided to stay with Li Guodong's side for the time being.

While talking, someone came outside to report: "Brother, the thief army is here!"

"Okay!" Li Guodong asked the man to retreat, turned to Cao Bianjiao and said, "Uncle Cao was killed by a thief. Don't you want to avenge your uncle?"

"Of course I have to take revenge!" Cao Bianjiao shouted, "Brother, I always want to kill the thief!"

"It's hard for you to disclose your identity now, so let's do it. You are temporarily acting as a personal soldier under General Han's command and following us to kill the thief, how about you?"
Chapter completed!