"What?" Liu Cong didn't expect that the mountain bandits were almost wiped out, and although Wu Ju was missing in this rescue battle, it was basically completed. When I returned to the county seat, I was not allowed to enter. Could it be that another Gu mountain bandit occupies Zigui County?

It doesn't matter if there are only a thousand people in yourself, but there are still hundreds of wounded soldiers on the outskirts of Yiling City. If you can't enter Zigui County, it will be annoying to drag it down.

"Gan Ning and Wei Yan will follow me to the city! Look! ”

"No!"

The three of them came to the place about two hundred steps away from the north gate of Zigui County to restrain their horses, raised their eyes and looked at the city wall, more than 200 people were also very energetic, among them, the middle one was also a fish scale armor, and he was about twenty-three or four years old. The posture is no less than that of Gan Ning, Wei Yan and others.

Gan Ning, Wei Yan and the others also frowned when they looked at the defenders on the city wall, thinking that it was no wonder that they could kill the mountain bandits and control the county so quickly. To lead troops to war, it is indeed very important to take the lead.

In the eyes of Gan Ning and Wei Yan, although this young man is about the same age as himself, his momentum is even worse, and he is close to the second son, Liu Cong. If he insisted on refusing to let everyone enter the city, it would really take a lot of effort to capture Zigui County. I'm afraid that the casualties are very large!

Liu Cong was also depressed, who is this person, Bacheng is not the original county official, and the officers and soldiers have opened the door early.

"My lord, wait for me to question." After Gan Ning finished speaking, he patted the horse forward.

"Who is it above, I came to the rescue on the order of General Zhennan, and now the mountain bandits have all been repelled by us, quickly open the city gate and let me in."

"Who are you?"

"Under the command of General Xia Zhennan, Gan Ning!"

"Oh, Jinfan thief Ganning?"

Although the name of the "......" Jinfan thief is loud, it is a thief after all, not to mention that this Zigui has just been rebelled by bandits, and it is mentioned at this time, I am afraid that it is not because of the worship of Gan Ning.

"Gan Ning, step aside, wait for me to ask in person."

"No!" Gan Ning was also depressed by the guard's stimulation, so he had to retreat.

Liu Cong stepped forward: "The hero above is Li Yan?" ”

"Huh?" The young man on the city wall was stunned for a moment, his name was Li Yan, but there were not many people in this Zigui County who knew him. Li Yan was originally a native of Nanyang, a few years ago Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others fought for control of the Central Plains, and the war broke out, and the young Li Yan moved from Nanyang to Zigui with his brother-in-law's family. Originally, Jingzhou was relatively peaceful under Liu Biao's rule.

But the world is in turmoil, thieves are rampant, and this Zigui will inevitably suffer. The mountain bandits entered the city to loot before, and Li Yan's brother-in-law's family also suffered. When the mountain bandits left, several major families in the city gathered their families to prepare to control the county seat, Li Yan learned martial arts when he was a child, and under the influence of his brother-in-law, he read a lot of books, so he was elected as the leader, and led nearly 300 temporary family members to take down the two hundred mountain bandits in one fell swoop, and he became famous in Zigui County. But it's only for the past two days.

But the officers and soldiers on the other side are from Xiangyang, how can they know themselves? Li Yan really couldn't figure it out.

In fact, Liu Cong also guessed, thinking about it, there is only one famous general who has returned to Zigui, Li Yan, and he is about the same age. Although this person may not be able to see from his appearance, Li Yan stood on the city wall like a flock, and Liu Cong racked his brains and tried to recall before thinking of Li Yan.

"If it's Li Yan, please come down and speak. In Xiannan County, Governor Liu Cong! "Liu Cong is the second son of Liu Biao, but the official position is granted temporarily, at this time, the person opposite is very powerful, and if he brings his father out, it may make people even more disgusted.

"Oh, but that Liu Cong who was scared by the mountain bandits and fell off his horse? We, the people of Zigui County, have said that we are defending ourselves, and the rescue of the imperial court is unreliable, so please go back when you wait! ”； Li Yan was still not very polite, but what he said was the heart of the wealthy family in Zigui City. Of course, this Li Yan didn't know Liu Cong, so naturally he didn't buy his account, so he said it directly when he had something in his heart.

Presumably, the wealthy families and ordinary people in this Zigui county are really heartbroken, this Zigui is not a terra nullius, it has always been under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao, and it also pays taxes on time every year.

It's just because of its proximity to Yizhou that bandits are rampant, and maybe many of them are secretly funded by Liu Zhang.

But the people don't care, they pay taxes on time, and the state and county should keep them safe if they have an army, I heard that the county guard personally led the team to aid Zigui, and I never thought that I was ambushed by the mountain bandits halfway and ran back to the city.

Li Yan said the truth, and Liu Cong was embarrassed to get angry, but this Zigui City naturally had to enter, otherwise it would not be certain whether this Zigui would return to Jingzhou in the future, but Li Yan was obviously prepared, and he had already prepared lines and waited, whether it was Wu Julai or him Liu Conglai, I was afraid that the ending would be the same.

"The rumors are not credible, besides, this Zigui county is located in a remote area, if the mountain bandits are returned, what should you do, do you really expect a ruined city and two hundred people to be able to hold on?"

"Then please go back to Lord Duwei to show Wu Taishou and Lord Liu Jingzhou, this Zigui county can't withstand the toss, and I hope they will appoint a capable person to guard it, so as not to harm the people again."

If the oil and salt don't enter, Gan Ning and Wei Yan in the back will not be able to bear it for a long time, especially Wei Yan, who came to Liu Cong's side with a horse: "My lord, what are you talking about with this guy, as long as you give an order, I will rush into the city and guarantee that this guy will be captured alive in less than half an hour." ”

"Don't be reckless! You and Gan Ning led the troops back two hundred steps, and here I am free to assert it! ”

"No!" Wei Yan replied helplessly, if he had changed his usual times, Wei Yan would still be a little unconvinced, but today's performance of the second son is indeed like a general's demeanor. It seems that he is free to approach.

If this was to be changed to an ordinary nobody, it would be so difficult for Liu Cong, if it was the second son Liu Cong in the previous life, he would have ordered it to be killed. But this is from the harmonious later generations, and the opposite is the historical Shu Han important minister Li Yan, although the martial arts may not be as good as Gan Ning and Wei Yan, but in terms of internal affairs, I am afraid that I will not lose to the Yi nationality and Ma Liang in Jingzhou City, and the war of the army is at least at the same level as Wen Ping and Cai Mao.

It's rare that he is both civil and military, and now he is still white, and he has never been with anyone, such a talent is in front of him, if Liu Cong is so reckless, it will be no different from an idiot.

After Gan Ning and Wei Yan retreated a little with their troops, Liu Cong raised his head again and shouted: "Since you are the leader, you must have good martial arts, you will come down to fight with Captain Bendu, if you can defeat me, I will leave, and I implore the general to send another capable person." If Liu is lucky to win, how about you open the city gate? ”

As soon as Liu Cong's words came out, the soldiers on both sides were stunned, although Gan Ning and the others had just seen Liu Cong's majesty, but the two armies had already clashed, and the mountain bandits were invincible, and he had fifty guards to follow, and the cavalry was naturally not afraid of the mountain bandits.

But the other party made it clear that he wanted to stimulate Liu Cong, and the second son still couldn't hold his breath.

Wei Yan shouted from behind: "My lord, it's not proper!" ”

Liu Cong turned around and smiled at Gan Ning and Wei Yan: "It's okay, if you can't beat him, it's not too late for the two of you to go up." "

Li Yan on the city wall obviously didn't expect Liu Cong to open his mouth and go head-to-head with him, although he was not afraid, didn't he hear that this guy was ambushed yesterday and fell off his horse in fright?

"You talk counts?"

"Nonsense, Captain Pontus is the commander of a battalion. If you don't dare, you can change to someone else! Liu Cong's words are also exciting, he knows that there will definitely be no one better than Li Yan in this Zigui City, and with Li Yan's skills, he is definitely not afraid of war, as for whether the radical method can work, there is no bottom.

Li Yan on the city wall was also hesitant for a while, not that he was timid, but he was ordered to be in danger, and the commander of the three hundred families was responsible for the safety of Zigui County, and he didn't dare to be careless.

"Li Yan, you can see clearly, Captain Pontus has already asked the men and horses of the headquarters to retreat two hundred steps. If you dare to fight, you will come down quickly, and if you dare not fight, you will quickly open the gates of the city. Annoyed Captain Pontus, a thousand men will be killed into the city, and you coward will be captured alive in not less than half an hour! ”

Liu Cong said that he would enter the city in half an hour, but Li Yan did not doubt that even if the three hundred families fought hard, it would only be a day or two, if the news spread, Xiangyang would definitely send troops to come, and they would definitely not be able to resist at that time. What's more, Li Yan just wanted to be angry with Liu Cong, and he didn't really want to occupy the mountain as the king.

But Li Yan is not a coward! And this Liu Cong looks very weak, Li Yan is naturally not afraid to fight him alone.