Li Yan's subordinates numbered more than 1,500 people, while Tian Yong's subordinates numbered nearly 3,000 people, and 5,000 troops rushed to Luyi County overnight.

Although Tian Yong had many troops, and he now knew that Li Zicheng and the others were near Xiangcheng, he had no other ideas. After doing a few things for Li Yan some time ago, his subordinates are now waiting to be recruited. Now that they finally have this opportunity, they naturally won't have any other thoughts.

Tian Yong and Li Yan rode together, and the troops next to them marched overnight with torches.

"General Li," Tian Yong asked, "we have been officially recruited this time, right?" ”

Li Yan nodded and said, "Sort of." ”

"Then when will my subordinates get their share of the fields?" Tian Yong continued: "They are all here for this. ”

Li Yan glanced at Tian Yong and asked, "What are you here for?" ”

"I'm here for my brethren!" Tian Yong said loudly.

Li Yan nodded and said, "Since you're back, then you have to abide by my rules!" As for these soldiers, when they arrive in Luyi, they will be registered, and then they will be able to divide the land among their families. ”

"As long as the general treats us well, we will naturally serve the general." Tian Yong nodded lightly and said.

Li Yan didn't speak, and looked back at Tian Yong's subordinates who were walking behind, although they didn't walk neatly as his subordinates, they also had some formations. I don't know if these people can stand his military discipline?

Li Yan asked Sun Sifu, "Where is the front?" ”

Sun Sifu replied: "It's almost time to arrive at Wangjiazhuang." ”

Li Yan instructed: "Camp in Wangjiazhuang, don't disturb the people, don't trample on the crops. ”

The soldiers immediately ran to the front and back of the team and conveyed Li Yan's order loudly so that everyone could hear it.

Li Yan first sent a few personal soldiers to Wangjiazhuang to inform him, so as not to frighten the people there.

After arriving at Wangjiazhuang, the troops took the team as a unit and found a place to set up tents. Although the troops are very scattered, there are sentinels in all directions, and a round of suppression of bandits has been carried out here, and the law and order is not bad, so there is no problem in terms of security.

In the afternoon of the next day, Li Yan led his troops to Luyi County. The guards here, as well as Li Yan's subordinate Zhao Datong, all went out of the city to greet them.

Originally, there were 400 defenders here, and there were more than 600 people in two wings of Li Yan's troops, but now with the nearly 5,000 people brought by Li Yan, there are 6,000 troops.

However, the original defenders could only be used to defend the county seat, and Tian Yong's subordinates could not effectively cooperate with Li Yan's troops, so only Li Yan's more than 2,000 subordinates could fight the thieves here.

After Li Yan greeted everyone, he immediately asked, "How is the situation?" ”

Zhao Datong accompanied Li Yan to the county seat, and replied: "The thieves are still besieging Fu Zonglong's troops, and He Renlong and others have fled to Shenqiu County, and they have also contained a large number of thieves. So now the thieves have not divided their troops to come out and plunder the place. ”

Li Yan nodded and said, "That's fine." I'm worried that the thieves will come and attack us. ”

Zhao Datong said: "Fu Zonglong's camp dug a trench and set up cannons, and the thieves couldn't attack it for a while. And He Renlong and other troops in Shenqiu County also had a lot of troops, and the thieves did not dare to let go of the attack. ”

"Well, good, keep listening to the news, the more detailed the better." Li Yan was very satisfied with Zhao Datong's performance, and ordered with a smile.

After that, he ordered Tian Yong: "Tian Yong, tomorrow I will take your people to the Jingou River to be on guard, and my troops are drawing water to respond." ”

Tian Yong frowned and said, "We haven't been here before, so we're not familiar with the terrain here." ”

"Don't worry, we'll send you a guide." Li Yan glanced at Tian Yong and said, "This is an order, not a discussion." ”

Tian Yong gritted his teeth, clenched his fists and said, "The last general will take the order!" ”

Li Yan said: "You go first, and then the grain will be sent to you." Pay attention to the arrangement of more sentry sentries to detect the movements of thieves as early as possible. ”

"The last will understand." Tian Yong had no choice but to continue to agree.

"Alright, you go and rest first." Li Yan waved his hand and ordered: "I will send someone to get out the roster of the troops, and if there are casualties, I can also give some bereavement to the brothers' families." ”

"The last general, the brothers, have thanked the general." Tian Yong hugged his fists in some frustration and thanked him. He knew that from this point on, his control over the troops would be much weaker.

After Tian Yong left, the original guard Zhang Jiangzong also went to the city gate tower, and Zhao Datong invited Li Yan into the barracks in the city.

"General," Zhao Datong asked, "that Tian Yong, is it reliable?" I looked at him with some reluctance. ”

Li Yan sat down and said with a smile: "Willing or unwilling, he has to act according to my orders." But it's okay to be reluctant, just let them do something else. He then asked, "How are the defenders here?" And how is the division of the land? ”

"The soldiers here are well trained." Zhao Datong immediately replied: "However, there are not many hukou here, and there are still many barren fields that have not been divided. ”

Li Yan nodded and said, "Well, don't worry, the fields will only be insufficient in the future." There are not many people, so you can do the battlefield without worrying about losses. ”

"I want to wait for the homeless people to come over so that they can stay." Zhao Datong said self-deprecatingly.

Li Yan reminded: "At this time, the homeless people must be strictly investigated to prevent them from being the sentry of the thieves. ”

"I know."

He then commanded: "Find a place that can accommodate 10,000 people to camp." In a few days, our reinforcements will be over. ”

"Okay, let's send someone to find it."

Not long after Tian Yong returned to his unit, someone sent by Li Yan came over and made a roster for his troops.

He watched as his men cheered around the arrival, trying to register their names, addresses, and family members as soon as possible. But those who came were scolding his subordinates to line up, but the subordinates who were usually used to being free obediently lined up and stepped forward one by one to record.

One of his subordinates said, "General, these guys have been bought by those ten acres of land!" ”

Tian Yong said helplessly: "They are all farmers, and it has always been their dream to have a field, and they are not to blame." ”

"What shall we do? Did you really go to make an outpost for Li Yan? The subordinate asked.

"What else? Without these brothers, what can we do? Tian Yong said helplessly.

Another subordinate said in a low voice: "Now that Li Zicheng is so powerful, maybe they can really succeed." ”

Tian Yong thought for a while and said, "Let's take a look first." This is only a province in Henan, and it is difficult to say if the imperial court transfers troops from other places. ”

"What the general said is that we will follow the general."

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