Li Zicheng looked at the tens of thousands of officers and soldiers who had surrendered, some of whom were brothers who fought side by side a few years ago, and surrendered to Zuo Liangyu during Yang Sichang's pursuit. These officers and soldiers were divided among the battalions according to his wishes, and after they were screened and persuaded again, they could be enriched into the ranks.

There were also mountains of instrumental flags, herds of baggage and mules and horses. His men were gathering grain and horses and sending them to the old camp. Some are picking artillery, and their vision is now higher, and not all guns can be seen.

"You're doing a good job!" Li Zicheng smiled and said to Shi Jincai next to him: "I thought of a way to put the dirt bag on the car." This time, you can win the official army so easily, and you have the greatest credit. You can start by picking a hundred horses and a thousand pairs of bow and crossbow armor. ”

Shi Jincai arched his hand and said: "General Xie reward!" ”

Li Zicheng said with a smile: "What the military advisor said, you should have clear rewards and punishments, this is what you deserve." After that, he asked, "What do you think of using this method to deal with Li Yan?" ”

Shi Jin thought for a while, and then said uncertainly: "This, I'm afraid it won't work very well." Li Yan's flowering bomb can hit at least more than a hundred steps, and when we reach that distance, the earthen cart will be useless. ”

Li Zicheng frowned and said, "Didn't you say that as long as you wear armor, you don't have to be afraid of those flowering bullets?" ”

Shi Jincai explained: "Although those projectiles may not be able to penetrate the armor, the brothers are all blown up and can't stand up, and there is no way to rush over." ”

Li Zicheng's good mood immediately disappeared. He returned to the camp in silence and gathered his henchmen to counsel. Now with this big victory, he is full of confidence and wants to solve Li Yan together, so that Henan will completely become his base. Although he has Shi Jincai's cold water, he still doesn't want to give up.

"Those officers and soldiers who surrendered," Liu Zongmin said, "will have to wait some time before they can be used." These are all after some training, and it would be a shame to consume them. ”

Li Zicheng also knew this truth and asked, "Half a month, should it be enough, right?" ”

Tian Jianxiu proposed: "Let's go chase Zuo Liangyu." This time, he was defeated and his soul was knocked out, so he shouldn't dare to be hostile to us. What Li Yan said is also reasonable, even if Henan is defeated, if the people are to be safed and farmed, there will be a famine this winter or even next year. We still have to go to Huguang, instead of needless consumption with Li Yan here, it is better to go directly to Huguang. ”

Among these people here, there are no scholars who do not know about farming. Crops don't grow all at once, they need seeds, and it takes time. They basically robbed everything they could in Henan, how much food could they have for consumption? But there is grain in the big granary of Huguang, so it is also an intention.

Gao Yigong said: "Didn't the military advisor say that Li Yan should divide the troops? Now that Li Yan is still concentrating his forces together, it will be difficult for us to fight. ”

Li Zicheng gritted his teeth and thought for a while before he said, "Okay, let's stop here today, and we'll discuss it in two days." ”

Everyone hugged their fists and said goodbye, but Li Zicheng let Shi Jincai stay.

"Think about it these days, see if there are any flaws in Li Yan's troops? Come up with a way to deal with him. Li Zicheng instructed Shi Jincai alone.

Shi Jincai was very surprised, this job is not easy to accept. He pondered for so many days before he came up with the idea of putting the dirt bag on the car. Each car weighed a thousand pounds, and it took five or six soldiers to push it. This is still the inspiration that Li Yan first used the dirt bag as a cover, and he got it. I don't know what other methods Li Yan has thought of, but he doesn't dare to doubt Li Yan's creativity at all.

Li Zicheng waited for a while, and when he saw that Shi Jin didn't react, he asked, "Something?!" ”

Shi Jincai hurriedly hugged his fists and said, "Your subordinates should do their best." ”

Kaifeng, a large camp outside the city.

Li Yan finally took over more than 2,000 mules and horses, of which the war horses were only a little over 1,000, and the others were mules and donkeys. If it weren't for Li Yan's repeated urging and threats to report to King Zhou, he wouldn't even be able to bring these mules and horses.

As soon as they brought these mules and horses into the camp, several officers and soldiers who had fled from Zhuxian Town rushed over, followed by dozens of thieves' cavalry. However, when the thieves' cavalry saw that Li Yan's hundreds of cavalry were already ready in front, they stopped pursuing and turned around and ran away.

After a while, these officers and soldiers were brought to Li Yan. Before Li Yan could ask, an officer began to cry. talked about the novel methods of the thieves, talked about the rout of the official army, and then cursed Zuo Liangyu.

"Okay, hold on for another day." The officer cried and said, "Zuo Liangyu, who was killed by God, ran away with the troops overnight when he went back." We didn't prepare at all, so we broke through in a hurry, and not many people ran out. If you are robbed and killed by thieves again, there will be no more left. I have more than a thousand brothers, but that's all I have left. ”

Li Yan comforted: "Okay, it's good to come to Kaifeng." I will send you to the city at once, and you will report to the prince and all the lords. ”

"Can you give us something to eat first?" The officer wiped his tears and said, "I ran for five or six hours, but the water and rice didn't come in." ”

Li Yan nodded and said, "No problem, it's full." Then he asked, "What about Premier Ding and Governor Yang?" What about the other commanders-in-chief? You're not the only one running out, are you? ”

The officer shook his head and said, "I don't know." I rushed out to the east with Governor Yang, but was scattered by the thieves, and ran this way in a panic. On the way, I also encountered a lot of thieves, and I ran to Kaifeng in a daze. ”

Li Yan and Li Mu glanced at each other, and then ordered: "You go and rest first, the meal will be ready immediately." ”

After the officer was taken down, Li Mu asked, "Yang Wenyue can't have gone to our territory, right?" ”

"I can't say." Li Yan said casually while thinking about how to deal with it.

Li Mu suddenly said: "How about destroying them?" ”

Li Yan closed his eyes and said slowly: "I'm afraid that there will be fish that slip through the net." Li Zicheng won this big victory, maybe he will come back to fight us again, this is not the time to kill a governor. Inform the second brother and let our people intercept Yang Wenyue and send him to Kaifeng. As for Li Zicheng's new method, the only way to deal with it is to use the flowering shells of the tiger squat cannon. He has no shortage of manpower, and I am afraid that he will have to fight hard. ”

"Pretty smart!" Li Mu said unconvinced: "If it doesn't work, let's attack it first, and catch him off guard." ”

Li Yan shook his head and said, "Let's wait and see." The counties were notified to strengthen preparations for war, and the people were also organized. In addition, we must take strict precautions against the homeless, so as to prevent the enemy from being the sentinel and the internal response. All localities gather the displaced people in one place to take care of them, and if there is a noise and rebellion, there will be no forgiveness! ”

Li Mu patted his head and said, "I almost forgot this, I want to remind the second brother." ”

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