Chen Yongfu came to the outside of the city with his own soldiers, and he saw the eunuch sitting on the sliding pole at a glance. He went directly, knelt on his knees, hugged his fists and said, "The last general, Chen Yongfu, meet the Lord of the Prison Army." At this moment, his armor and waist knife collided, making a jingling sound.

Seeing Chen Yongfu kneeling down for him, Niu Wenbing immediately became a lot happier. said with a smile: "General Chen doesn't have to be polite, he doesn't have to be full of salutes when he is wearing armor." ”

"The prison army is His Majesty's Qincha, as if His Majesty is here in person, and the last general will bow down no matter what." Chen Yongfu said a little 'excitedly', and then began to kowtow.

Li Yan watched with a sneer on the side. I think Chen Yongfu is really okay, it's a complete disgrace to the generals.

Niu Wenbing said with a smile: "General Chen is loyal and brave, and it is really a great achievement to defeat the thieves and recover the lost territory. A certain family must report to the emperor according to the truth, and the imperial court will not treat General Chen badly. ”

Chen Yongfu stood up happily and glanced at Li Yan. He arched his hand and said: "It's all up to the soldiers, and the last general is just a little bit of work, and it should not be praised by the overseer." ”

"The general does not have to be humble, without the general's pursuit, where will the thieves retreat? Thanks to the general's bravery. Niu Wenbing was in a good mood at this time, since Li Yan didn't give him face, and Chen Yongfu was so knowledgeable, so why didn't he give it a boost? lest Li Yan's tail be cocked to the sky and he will be 'colored' all day long.

"The overseer is also in the middle of the dispatch, and he has contributed a lot." Chen Yongfu immediately gave Niu Wenbing a credit, and the two began to praise each other and share the credit.

Li Yan listened for a while and felt that it was almost the same, so he spoke: "Niu Jian Jun saw it with his own eyes? ”

"What?" Niu Wenbing didn't react and asked.

Li Yan smiled slightly and repeated: "General Chen's merits, Niu Jian Jun saw it with his own eyes?" If the report is not true, it is not easy to 'be confused' and 'confused' if you want to come to the department, right? ”

Niu Wenbing understood this time, Li Yan clearly told them, and did not agree with their 'indiscriminate' retribution.

Chen Yongfu gritted his teeth and looked at Li Yan, he had had enough of Li Yan's mercy, and now that there was a eunuch supervising the army, he would naturally not let go of the opportunity to turn over.

"What Mr. Li said is not right." Chen Yongfu retorted: "Is it true that every credit has to be seen with one's own eyes before it can be reported? The exploits under Mr. Li's command were all counted by Mr. Li with his own eyes? When nothing else happens? ”

Li Yan sneered and said: "General Chen reported this time that he beheaded more than 10,000 'fine' thieves, defeated 100,000 thieves, and captured the army. Are these things ready for Mr. Chen? The officials of the military department who inspected in Kaifeng have not yet left, and they will come to Xuzhou in the near future. ”

Chen Yongfu had a look of embarrassment on his face. There is no way for him to report so many beheadings. This is still a good start for Li Yan, in the past, it was already quite a lot to suppress thieves and behead the first thousand, as for the defeat, then report it casually, and I can't see it anyway. But Li Yan's battle with the thieves is tens of thousands of enemies at every turn, and the corpses and heads are there, so they are really rewarded. No one cares if he reports one or two thousand, and if he wants to have credit, he can only report higher.

However, Xuzhou was occupied by thieves, and when he withdrew, he quickly packed up, and when he entered the city, except for more than a thousand old and weak 'women' and children, he didn't see young and strong men at all. He just wanted to kill the good and take the risk, and he couldn't find so many heads for a while.

Niu Wenbing saw that Chen Yongfu's face was blue and white for a while, and he knew that this credit was not small. However, he still didn't want Li Yan to be too proud, so he said: "The credit has its own officials to inspect it, and a certain family doesn't care." A certain family only knows that Xuzhou was taken back by General Chen from the thieves! If a certain family knows, the emperor will naturally know it, and no one can erase the exploits of General Chen Bing! ”

"Humble thanks to the Prison Army." Chen Yongfu bowed to the end and said movingly.

Regarding Niu Wenbing's prickly words, Li Yan was not angry. He smiled and said to Chen Yongfu: "Then Li will give General Chen another credit." General Chen was asked to go south immediately and prepare to receive Yuncheng. ”

Chen Yongfu looked at Li Yan and asked, "Could it be that General Li has any agreement with the thieves?" Why did General Li say to receive it, and the thieves would retreat? ”

Li Yan laughed. said: "Isn't it all about General Chen's bravery and good fighting? Could it be that this Xuzhou was picked up by General Chen for nothing? ”

Chen Yongfu had nothing to say when asked, so he had to look up at the sky and say nothing.

Niu Wenbing also said with a smile at this time: "Since you have such a great merit, General Chen, you don't have to give in." Repel the thieves and regain the lost territory, and General Chen may be able to hang the general's seal. ”

Chen Yongfu was helpless for a while, and after 'getting' for a long time, he still had to go south to face the thieves. Although the Xuzhou thieves took the initiative to withdraw, he really couldn't resist it if he really wanted to kill a horse gun suddenly. At this time, he regretted it a little, he shouldn't have used this eunuch to press Li Yan. Li Yan has a real soldier in his hand, and he still has to count on Li Yan to rescue him when he encounters danger. And the eunuch who supervised the army, except for a mouth, there was nothing else.

He finally bowed his hand to Li Yan and said: "Chen doesn't dare to be greedy for General Li's merits, it's better for General Li to send troops to recover the lost territory." ”

Li Yan said: "General Chen doesn't have to be polite, Li's credit is Li's, and no one can snatch it." The same is true for General Chen's credit, General Chen just has to take it. ”

Chen Yongfu was stunned for a moment, and heard Li Yan's kindness. So he immediately arched his hand and said, "In this way, thank you General Li." If Chen encounters any danger, I hope that General Li will come to the rescue regardless of his previous suspicions. ”

Li Yan nodded and said, "As long as General Chen can work together with Li, General Chen can rest assured that Li will definitely not let General Chen suffer." ”

In the eastern part of Henan, Li Yan has to be completely controlled in a short period of time, so naturally Chen Yongfu can't be allowed to stay in it. The best way is to put him at the forefront, so that he can guard against thieves and not be afraid of him doing things.

"Chen is here, thank you General Li." Chen Yongfu thanked him.

At this time, Niu Wenbing's heart turned into a volcano that was about to erupt, and the magma in it was boiling, but he couldn't let this fire come out. He can see that this Chen Yongfu is not reliable, he still looked like he was working just now, but now he is close to Li Yan.

He thought coldly in his heart: Let you be rampant now! In a few days, the emperor will know about your filth! Let's see how many more days you can get!

Niu Wenbing coughed and reminded: "General Li, then let's go into the city, it's not too early this day." ”

Li Yan said lightly: "The city has been destroyed by thieves, and it can't let go of so many soldiers." We will not be able to enter the city until tomorrow when General Chen goes south. However, the prison army can go to the city first, and General Chen should be able to protect the prison army. ”

Although there are only four or five feet left in the Xuzhou city wall, it is always safer to be surrounded by a large army inside than outside. So he was not hypocritical, and took the escort army into the city with Chen Yongfu.