Two days later, Li Mu came to Kaifeng, waiting for troops to be transferred from all over the country. This time crossed the river to attack Hebei, and Li Mu was the commander.

"Fourth brother, congratulations." After Li Mu saw Li Yan, he smiled and congratulated.

Li Yan deliberately released the news that Qiu Niang was happy, so Li Mu knew about it early. Now Li Mu is finally relieved, otherwise there will be a day in the future, he is really a little embarrassed.

It is reasonable for him to think so, and the current high-ranking positions in the army are all the subordinates he brought back at the beginning. If Li Yan really has no successor, he can really only take over this stall. But after all, they are cousins, and he really doesn't want to see such a thing happen.

Li Yan smiled and said, "Sit down, now you can rest assured." ”

Li Mu sat down and asked happily: "Fourth brother, where do you want to take Shanxi down this time, it is a good place, Datong, Xuanfu can trade directly with the Mongols, and there is no need for those second-way dealers to deal with it." Pingyang, Shangdang, and Taiyuan are all great plains, and there is no shortage of food, and salt and iron are also abundant. The key is that the terrain is good, surrounded by the Great Wall, the Yellow River and the Taihang Mountains, if it is well managed, it is a good logistics base. ”

Li Yan shook his head and said: "How can it be so easy to take Shanxi, isn't it a barrier for the imperial court Li Zicheng now has seven or eight hundred thousand field troops, and we can't defend it." Let's let him and the court consume first, let's just expand the territory and the size of the army. ”

"Fourth brother, this is not right." Li Mu disagreed with Li Yan's statement and reminded: "Li Chuang will get stronger and stronger." Look at the present, the officers and soldiers in Shaanxi have become under his command, and when he conquers the city of Beijing, his troops will not be more than one million."

Li Yan said with a smile: "Don't worry, there are too many people, and he doesn't have time to train, so it's still the same." Moreover, when the officers and soldiers surrendered, they began to fight according to the habits of the officers and soldiers. As long as he's not running around fighting, it's easy to deal with. ”

"Okay, so where are we going to hit this time," Li Mu asked.

"Don't move Shanxi, just hit Anyang, Zhangde Prefecture, and then prepare to fight Shandong." Li Yan said: "Shandong has been plundered by the Qing soldiers many times, and the provinces are ruined, and Liu Zeqing does not dare to resist us, and it is easier to fight." ”

"Okay. Finally, we want to take down our Huaiqing Mansion, and let our people suffer less exploitation. Li Mu said with some emotion.

Li Yan continued: "This time, I will transfer 13,000 troops to you, all of them have just been expanded, and there are many new recruits, so take them to fight a few battles to increase morale and experience. But first use Chen Yongfu and his son as pioneers. ”

"Chen Yongfu" Li Mu asked puzzledly: "What do you do with them, even if it is our recruit team, it is stronger than them." ”

Li Yan explained: "This is their vote. In the future, there will be a lot of officers and soldiers who will surrender, and those who can use it will still have to be used, and they cannot all be discarded, otherwise our resistance will be much greater in the future. However, their troops must be reformed first, and they must not be allowed to spoil our atmosphere. ”

"Okay," Li Mu said with a smile: "I said at the beginning that I would let Chen Yongfu listen to orders under my hands, and now it has really happened." ”

Seven days later, troops from all over the country arrived one after another, and the ammunition and food prepared were also ready. The construction of the pontoon bridge was also smooth, with boats as carriers, on which thick planks were laid and connected by ropes fixed to the banks. When the pontoon bridge was being built, Li Yan sent someone to inform the defenders on the opposite side, saying that it was to facilitate the movement of troops on both sides of the strait. Bu Congshan thought that Li Yan was about to give Kaifeng to him, so he didn't interfere. The pontoon bridge was erected three days earlier, and the troops could go out at any time.

On the sixth day of October, Chen Yongfu's 8,000 troops took the lead in passing through the pontoon bridge and marching towards Fengqiu.

Bu Congshan was also in Fengqiu, waiting for Li Yan's notice so that he could lead his troops to receive Kaifeng. Although he also received the second holy decree, asking him to listen to Li Yan's dispatch and go to Shaanxi to assist in the defense together. But he was reluctant to fight, so he sent a letter to Li Yan, wanting to stay and defend the place. Unexpectedly, Li Yan replied and agreed, which made him excited. Kaifeng, Zhongzhou is prosperous in Bianjing, and when he arrives in Kaifeng, he doesn't have to worry about the army's food and salary, and his good life will come soon.

He heard that Chen Yongfu came with troops, although it was a little strange, but he didn't care. He immediately asked the troops to prepare, so that he could lead the troops across the river to Kaifeng earlier.

But before he could leave the city, he received a report from his subordinates that Chen Yongfu had surrounded the troops outside the city and asked them to surrender. Before he could react, Chen Yongfu began to launch an artillery bombardment on his troops outside the city.

"Damn" Bu Congshan roared angrily: "Chen Yongfu has lost his heart, and he is crazy, and even the officials and soldiers of the court dare to fight"

But it's useless for him to scold his mother here. Chen Yongfu had a lot of artillery in his hand, all of which were brought out from Kaifeng. Although the models are different, the bombardment of dozens of cannons is shocking enough.

Bu Congshan's troops were not ready, so they did not wait for orders, and all fled to the city. Chen Yongfu seized the opportunity and immediately let the troops follow and rush in, seizing the city first. He knew that Li Mou's cavalry was following behind, and as long as he controlled the city gate, Li Mu would come to deal with the defenders in the city.

Bu Congshan immediately counterattacked with his troops and recaptured the controlled south gate. However, Chen Yongfu's troops were high-spirited and desperately defended to the death. Whether it is a direct attack from inside the city or a bypass from outside the city, it will not help. When he found that there were troops coming from behind, he knew that this was planned by Li Yan a long time ago. So he didn't dare to delay any longer, and fled directly to Weihui Mansion with his troops.

Feng Taichu took a thousand cavalry around the county town and directly followed the pursuit. Li Mu quickly followed up with 6,000 infantry, chasing Bu Congshan's main force towards Wei Hui. Chen Yongfu was ordered to send troops to attack Changyuan County, and to guard the pontoon bridge and Fengqiu County, and to respond to the baggage troops and rearguard troops behind.

Chen Yongfu had no choice but to accept the order. Bu Congshan escaped, and the news of his Chen Yongfu's rebellion could not be hidden, so he could only go all the way to the end. He sent his son Chen De to lead 4,000 men and horses to attack Changyuan, and he left behind with the other half of the men.

Bu Congshan fled first with his cronies' troops, and after arriving at Weihui Mansion, King Lu heard that Li Yan and Chen Yongfu had rebelled, so he did not dare to stay in the fiefdom anymore. He gave Bu Congshan a sum of money, took the gold and silver utensils that had been packed up a long time ago, and fled to Zhangde Mansion under the escort of Bu Congshan.

King Lu is quite smart, watching the vassal kings being killed by thieves, he packed up his things early and was ready to flee for his life at any time. But he didn't dare to go to Beijing, so he planned to go to Shandong or Shanxi to hide.

However, Li Mu chased after him with three hundred cavalry, and the panicked Bu Congshan did not dare to engage in the battle, so he fled first with King Lu. abandoned most of King Lu's family and most of the treasures, and let Li Mu pick up a big bargain.

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