After Li Yan and Tian Jianxiu finished talking, they returned to the barracks. Along the way, Li Mu wanted to ask Li Yan what he thought, but it was not easy to say it on the road.

As soon as they entered the lobby, Li Mu couldn't wait to ask, "Fourth brother, since you don't want to talk to Li Zicheng, why do you give them ten days?" Those conditions of yours, they will definitely not agree, isn't this giving him time to prepare? ”

Li Zhong was also very puzzled, nodded and asked, "Yes, even if Li Zicheng agrees, you don't really want to attack the city and plunder the land, right?" ”

Li Yan sat down and asked unhurriedly, "Do you want to fight with the official army or with the thieves?" ”

"Officers and thieves, can they be the same?" Li Zhong said puzzledly: "Didn't you always want to clash with the official army?" ”

Li Yan waved his hand and said: "You don't have to worry about the impact, you only need to think about the combat aspect, are you willing to fight with the official army, or are you willing to fight with the thieves?" ”

Li Mu thought for a moment and said, "It's better to fight with the official army." The thieves would easily defeat them, but they would get back together when they broke up. Like cockroaches and rats, they can be in groups everywhere. The officers and troops were much simpler, gathering the main forces for a decisive battle and finishing the battle. ”

"Isn't that right?" Li Yan nodded and said, "The thieves have been surrounded and suppressed by the officials and soldiers from the very beginning, and they have long practiced a set of wandering tactics that are erratic. If you can, you can fight, if you can't, you can run, and then go to other places to continue fighting, and you can't prevent it. Now the thieves have gathered hundreds of thousands of troops, and they are right in front of us. If you cooperate with them, then divide the territory and do not affect each other. If you want to start a war with them, then take advantage of their concentration and strike them as hard as possible. ”

"Oh, that's right." Li Mu kept nodding his head and suddenly realized.

Li Zhong also said: "You gave them ten days, are you waiting for the officials and soldiers to come?" However, the speed of the officers and troops is really not complimentary, and it is estimated that it will be good if most of them can drive over in another twenty days. ”

"Time, that can only be said then." Li Yan said helplessly: "You can't give them twenty days, a month, right?" ”

"Are you going to fight with the official army in the future?" Li Zhong asked solemnly. Although he knew that sooner or later there would be such a day, but when it really came to him, he was still a little hesitant.

Li Yan nodded: "There will always be such a day." The thieves are now powerful, not only us, but also Zhang Xianzhong and the fifth battalion of Ge Zuo are also attacking the city and plundering the land in Nanzhili. Moreover, the officials and soldiers of the imperial court also began to have ideas, and they did not dare, or were unwilling to fight against the thieves. The border army suffered heavy losses this time, and it is estimated that there are not many elite soldiers left. Therefore, I am afraid that the days of the imperial court are numbered. ”

Li Mu reminded: "Fourth brother, didn't you say that Sun Chuanting was appointed as the governor of the three sides again?" He's a great character, and he drove us away from all over the place. ”

Li Yan said with a smile: "It won't be useful, at least not for the time being." For a general like Ariga Renlong, defeat is the only result. ”

"If you want to talk about He Renlong, he was still very brave before, but then he was not very willing to contribute." Li Mu said: "This time Sun Chuanting is coming back, maybe he will work hard again." ”

Li Yan had also heard of Sun Chuanting and the prestige of Qin Bing, so he didn't dare to say it to death. He said casually: "Let's talk about it when he is really motivated." Now our task is to prepare well to deal with Li Zicheng's possible attack. Now the wheat is ripe, and when the wheat is harvested, you can let go of the fight. ”

Li Zhong and Li Mu both nodded. They are basically ready, and the villages in various places have been notified that they will be on full alert as long as the wheat harvest is over. This time, he was ready to use the entire Guide Mansion as a battlefield. If Li Zicheng really wants to take the initiative to attack, then the thieves will have to be ready for the annihilation of the whole army.

Outside Kaifeng City, Li Zicheng's big tent.

Tian Jianxiu rushed back overnight and told Li Zicheng and Li Zicheng about Li Yan's request. This time it stabbed the hornet's nest, and all the generals scolded him.

"Something! We shouldn't have made peace with him! ”

"That's right! He should have been killed first! Let's let him go, he's still kicking his nose in the face! ”

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Li Zicheng frowned and said, "Okay, what's the use of being a hero here?!" Which of you will be the vanguard and give me to attack Li Yan's troops? ”

I don't know if Li Zicheng's majesty played a role, or if Li Yan's prestige was more powerful, in short, Li Zicheng shouted like this, and everyone stopped talking.

"Why, you don't want to go?!" Li Zicheng swept the generals in the big tent with one eye, and became more and more angry. He also wanted to clean up Li Yan first, but looking at this situation, how did he make up his mind?

They have not attacked the city for the past few days, but have sent men to harvest the wheat outside the city, and at the same time sent troops to sweep to the west. Li Yan in the east did not dare to provoke, but other nearby states and counties still had to go through it again, so they could raise some food for a long-term war.

Tian Jianxiu said: "I took a look along the way, the forts in Qixian County are not small, and there seem to be a lot of blacksmiths, and there should be no shortage of weapons and ammunition." Moreover, Li Yan personally said that the official army has mobilized troops, and the actual number is 150,000, plus his 40,000, that is nearly 200,000. ”

Liu Zongmin nodded and said: "We have also received news that the official army is indeed concentrating, claiming to be 400,000. The others are easy to say, Li Yan really has 40,000 people? ”

Tian Jianxiu said with certainty: "There should be no mistake, he has at least 60,000 elite soldiers, 20,000 to guard all places, and 40,000 to fight." The 20,000 in Taikang was personally led by Li Yan, and the 20,000 left by Chen in the north were commanded by Li Mu. There should be no shortage of other village soldiers. ”

Now everyone has nothing to say. Li Yan's 20,000 men formed an army formation, and whether they attacked or defended, there would be no difference. Unless they all have the intention of destroying their subordinates, they can only avoid the battle, otherwise the losses will not be small. Especially when they thought of the layers of stinking corpses on the three bridges outside Taikang County, they didn't want to fight Li Yan face to face anymore.

Li Zicheng looked at the cowardice of his subordinates, and shouted loudly: "You guys! Take me out with my troops, and cut back all the grain I can harvest!" Burn the rest! Done in 2 days! ”

As soon as the generals heard that they were not allowed to attack Chenliu and Qixian, they all hugged their fists, agreed loudly, and quickly left the big tent.

Soon, Liu Zongmin and a few others were left in the big tent. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

"What should I do?" Li Zicheng asked: "If Li Yan also comes to encircle and suppress us, then this Kaifeng City will not be able to be defeated." ”

"Do you want to promise him?" Liu Zongmin gritted his teeth and said: "We beat down this Henan, and we gave it to him for nothing?!" ”

Niu Jinxing suddenly laughed and said, "Why promise him?" ”

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he said proudly: "He Li Yan has one or two thousand people who can't speak, if we divide our troops to control those states and counties, then we won't be able to capture them?" If he doesn't divide his troops, won't those states and counties still be our territory? ”

"Ahh Li Zicheng suddenly realized, laughed and said: "Sure enough, it's a military advisor, what he said makes sense, it makes sense!" ”

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