Kaifeng City, Zhou Wangfu, Coal Mountain Pavilion.

"Virtuous son-in-law," King Zhou asked Li Yan, "according to Chen Yongfu's report, there are many thieves in the direction of Zhengzhou." ”

Chen Yongfu had told Li Yan two days ago that he wanted him to transfer his troops to the west to guard, even if it was a part of it. The reason is that the number of thieves in the direction of Zhengzhou has increased greatly, and the troops he sent to receive Zhongmu have also been beaten back, and he thinks that the main force of the thieves has arrived in Zhengzhou.

He put down the teacup and replied, "The east side is just some bandits, it is said to be Li Jiyu." Of course, there may also be some of Li Chuang's subordinates mixed in, but it is absolutely impossible to be the main force of the thief and the Cao thief. Most of them are still in Zhuxian Town, and they may come to the city again at any time. ”

King Zhou saw that what Li Yan said was very sure, so he had to ask again: "What if, Li Chuang's main force is really in the west?" ”

"Chitose doesn't have to worry," Li Yan assured, "As long as my troops are here, I can go over and support them at any time." ”

King Zhou finally smiled and said, "With the words of a virtuous son-in-law, this king is relieved." ”

After that, King Zhou also wanted to talk to Li Yan about the affairs of this Yibin Mansion, and his subordinates were doing their best to manage it in the past ten days. Although Li Yan has never called his father, he has not refused to marry Wu Niang. As long as outsiders know that there is such a relationship, Li Yan can't ignore the safety of the palace. Otherwise, even the little people will poke Li Yan's backbone.

"Lord Wang, it's not good, Mr. Chen sent someone to report it, saying that the thieves came from it. There are hundreds of thousands, and it is only twenty miles from the city. A little eunuch in the palace ran up to the pavilion with a snort, and SAIC reported it breathlessly.

King Zhou was shocked at first, but when he heard that there were still twenty miles, there was nothing to worry about. He scolded: "What a system! Twenty miles to go! ”

The little eunuch immediately explained with a crying voice, "It's the people sent by General Chen, and 100,000 are in a hurry." And the two thousand soldiers who had been in the camp on the west side fled back a hundred pairs. They said that it must be the main force of the thieves, so please make a decision as soon as possible. ”

King Zhou looked at Li Yan and asked, "Virtuous son-in-law, how do you say this is good?" ”

"Lord Wang," Li Yan arched his hand: "If General Chen really can't hold on, I will naturally help." However, that would have to be guarded by General Chen as much as he could. The thieves in Zhuxian Town are the main force, if my troops are transferred around, Kaifeng will not be far from the city. ”

King Zhou frowned and thought for a while, then ordered with a smile: "I don't understand the war, you can discuss it with General Chen." Yibin Mansion will continue to pick up, and when the thieves are repelled, you and Wu Niang will move to Kaifeng to live. ”

"Thank you Chitose." Li Yan hugged his fists and thanked him.

After he returned to the barracks outside the city, Li Mou reported: "It is said that Li Jiyu came from the west, and there are seventy or eighty thousand people. And Li Zicheng and others in Zhuxian Town are still blockading with a large number of cavalry, and our scouts have no way to get close, and Tian Yong has not sent out new news. ”

"Is it possible to leave the cavalry in Zhuxian Town and put the main infantry to the west?" Li Yan asked.

Li Mu shook his head: "It's unlikely, we are short of war horses, and Li Zicheng and Cao Cao are also short of them." It is not easy for them to accumulate so many cavalry, and they should not be separated from the main force. And these are not infantry on mules and donkeys, but real cavalry. These more than 10,000 cavalry, they will not be at ease if they are handed over to anyone. ”

Li Yan nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then wait for them to come." ”

"If we can have more than 100,000 troops, we don't have to wait, we just go over." Li Mu said regretfully.

Li Yan sighed helplessly: "Not to mention now, even if we have half of Henan, it would be good to have an army of 100,000." Li Zicheng and they now have nearly a million people, attacking and killing all the way, fleeing, famine, and possibly plague, and there will not be many people left. ”

"They're all turning their faces, right, and they still want to cooperate with them?" Li Mu asked dissatisfiedly. Although he, Li Zicheng and others used to be brothers who rebelled together, he couldn't accept the behavior of not keeping the credibility of the rivers and lakes.

Li Yan said helplessly: "He has millions of people, if he consumes it with us, within three months, our territory will be in ruins." At that time, we can keep a place in Qixian County at most, and our hard work in the past two years will be in vain. ”

Li Mu thought about it and agreed with Li Yan's statement, although their troops were superior in combat power, their troops could not protect the safety of all the territory. If they really get on top with Li Zicheng, they will indeed be passive everywhere.

Ten miles away from Kaifeng, Li Jiyu was in the team.

Li Jiyu was very happy that he had successfully eliminated more than 2,000 officers and troops today. Don't look at the fact that he took Zhengzhou and Zhongmu and other state and county seats, but the city walls have been demolished by Li Zicheng's people, and there are few officials and soldiers, so it is naturally easy to take. Prior to this, in the face of thousands of officers and soldiers, he did not have a single victory. However, his main activity area is in the Songshan area, and he fights more with the monks of Shaolin Temple, and the officers and soldiers of the brigade see less.

He asked the troops to stop and set up camp, and then invited Liu Zongmin and others to come.

"General Liu," Li Jiyu smiled and clenched his fists, "We will go to Kaifeng tomorrow." I just wanted to ask, do we still count? ”

Liu Zongmin nodded and confirmed: "Count, when Kaifeng City is defeated, the gold and silver in King Zhou's mansion will belong to you." ”

When Li Jiyu heard the reconfirmation, he just smiled vigorously.

"But you have to remember!" Liu Zongmin suddenly warned coldly: "It's just that you can't move the gold, silver, grain, and cloth of the Zhou Palace, and you can't move the other county palaces and big households!" ”

Li Jiyu nodded and promised: "Don't worry, contemptible people know how to measure." ”

Originally, he didn't believe Liu Zongmin and others, but when he heard that after they defeated a large number of officers and soldiers, the losses were a bit large, so he agreed to cooperate with Li Zicheng. Now that Li Zicheng's strength is damaged, he can still cooperate, if he waits for Li Zicheng to rest and recover, then it would be strange that a ** team like him will not be annexed.

It doesn't matter if the team is swallowed, but as the leader, he is quite dangerous. He himself had annexed several bandits, whose leaders were now buried in the ground, so he knew the end result.

He made the best choice for him, if he could make a lot of money in Kaifeng, and then take his troops away from Li Zicheng. If Kaifeng City had not been defeated, he would have taken refuge in Li Zicheng, lest he be caught by the official army. As for Li Yan, he hadn't heard of it, so of course he wouldn't have any doubts.

Liu Zongmin and the others returned to their barracks. Li Guo said with a smile: "This guy has finally taken the bait." Let his people block us tomorrow, and there will be hope for defeating Li Yan. ”

Liu Fang nodded and said, "Just defeat Li Yan." The officers and soldiers in Henan have been killed by us, right? At that time, Kaifeng City will be in our pocket. ”

"Go and inform the troops, whether it is a bulldozer in front or a charge in the rear, you must move forward bravely, and you must not take half a step back! Otherwise, you will be severely punished! Liu Zongmin finally ordered.

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