Li Yan is an alien under the thief.

He was from Kaifeng and was a juren at a young age. After he joined the thief, he repeatedly advised the thief Anmin to prohibit burning, killing, looting, and so he was incompatible with other thiefs who were used to burning, killing, looting, and looting.

Li Yan once accused Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance of the matter, saying that they did not fulfill their responsibilities of assistance, so they were hated by Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others.

He is inside the circle, but outside the circle.

In the circle, it is because he is a thief. Outside the circle, it is because he is different from a thief. Therefore, he is not valued by a thief.

Perhaps Li Yan also regretted it and regretted surrendering to the thief, but once he entered the thief, he had no way back since then, and it was too late.

I can only go one way to the dark.

When Li Chuang saw Li Yan coming in, he said lightly: "There is a change in Nanyang. I want you to lead troops to defend Xiangcheng County. Niu Jinxing will tell you about the specific matters."

After saying that, he left with his sleeves.

Li Guo bowed and waited for the thief to leave, then he stood up and looked at Niu Jinxing.

"I dare to ask the military advisor, what's wrong with Nanyang?"

At this moment, not many people knew about the incident in Nanyang. The affairs in Nanyang are serious. Li Guo, Liu Zongmin, Hao Yaoqi and others are all Li Chuang's right-hand man, but tens of thousands of people are trapped in it. If they are left to spread, they will definitely shake the morale of the army.

So he killed all the defeated soldiers and blocked the news. Li Yan was not the core figure, so he naturally didn't know.

Niu Jinxing smiled when he heard this: "There is no major change. The King of Chuang heard the news and said that Ding Qirui led his troops to the south. Kaifeng City is about to be destroyed and he cannot be disturbed. Therefore, a group of troops were required to garrison Xiangcheng just in case."

When Li Yan heard this, he felt it made sense and said, "I wonder how many soldiers and horses the King of Chuang gave me?"

"Eight thousand." Niu Jinxing's expression remained unchanged.

"Eight thousand..." Li Yan thought for a moment: "If you defend the city, eight thousand is enough."

Niu Jinxing laughed: "This matter cannot be delayed. General Li must set off quickly to avoid accidents. I will ask someone to allocate troops to General Li."

Li Yan bowed: "I'm working hard."

...

"The King of Chuang has no eyes, and Niu Jinxing is not a son of man!"

The army set off and rushed south to Xiangcheng. On the way, a female general was walking with Li Yan. The female general was wearing a mandarin duck jacket, tied her long hair with a red scarf, rolled up a long whip around her waist, and a knife hanging from the side, showing a heroic appearance.

She spoke without hesitation, which made Li Yan's expression change and said, "Don't talk nonsense. The King of Chuang gave me the important task..."

"Important responsibilities?" The female general sneered: "These old, weak, sick and disabled are the important tasks? I'm so laughing to death."

Li Yan's expression was slightly dark: "The King of Chuang is probably unaware of it, Niu Jinxing... I have a gap with Niu Jinxing, so he will inevitably put on small shoes for me."

The female general raised her eyebrows: "During the battle, Niu Jinxing deserves to die! With these old, weak, sick and disabled people, if you can't defend Xiangcheng, the good situation will be ruined, what should you do? Why don't you go to find the King of Chuang? Are you stupid? You can take whatever Niu Jinxing gives you?"

Li Yan was speechless.

The female general was still angry: "Why did my Madam Hong fall in love with you! Li Yan, you talk!"

Li Yan sighed: "Niu Jinxing is an old man who has been following King Chuang for a long time. Do you think King Chuang believes in me or Niu Jinxing?"

The female general's expression was stagnant and speechless.

Li Yan said: "The left and right are guarding the city. Although there are 8,000 soldiers and horses, many of them are old, weak, sick and disabled, with my understanding of the Huguang soldiers, I may not be unable to defend them. Don't worry."

The female general was silent.

...

Shoushan.

Huangdi picked the bronze sword from the Shou Mountain, and this Shou Mountain is the Shou Mountain.

Zhu Bingkun and Zheng Wu led their troops to the Shoushan to find a dangerous road to set up camp, and then they scattered them at night and spyed on the ground in Xiangcheng.

Soon after, Zhang Shi's subordinates did not stop at night and investigated the situation in the county area of ​​Xiangcheng County. Zhu Bingkun and others realized that Xiangcheng was almost an empty city.

It turned out that in the war in Henan last year, the imperial court and the bandits fought fiercely around Xiangcheng, and the three-sided governor Wang Qiaonian died here. After the defeat of the imperial army, Xiangcheng County was swept away by bandits. Now, except for some refugees who were desperate in the dark corners, Xiangcheng has almost been ruined.

When Zhu Bingkun and Zheng Wu learned about the situation in Xiangcheng County, they discussed for a while and planned to divide the troops and occupy Xiangcheng County first.

Zhu Bingkun led 2,500 people from the headquarters to quickly occupy Xiangcheng, while Zheng Wu led the remaining 5,000 people to stay in Shoushan, showing a horn-like momentum with Zhu Bingkun and watching over each other.

When Zheng Wu inspected the camp, he returned to the camp and then a soldier came to report: "The general of Zhu's army is here."

When Zheng Wuyi heard this, his expression moved slightly and hurried into the camp.

When Zhu Bingkun saw Zheng Wu coming in, he immediately stood up: "Old Zheng, there is something wrong."

Zheng Wu's expression tightened: "Is it because the treacherous army has arrived?"

"Although it's not too far, it's not far away." Zhu Bingkun pulled off the map and said, "I just received an investigation from Ye Busuo, saying that nearly 10,000 soldiers came from Kaifeng. When I came, I was fifty miles away. I must have reached Xiangcheng before dark."

Zheng Wu hurriedly said, "Nearly ten thousand soldiers?"

Zhu Bingkun nodded: "It is indeed only nearly 10,000 soldiers. Most of them are the elderly, weak, sick and disabled."

"Oh?" Zheng Wu showed a look of confusion and joked: "Did the thief know that we are not easy to come from, so he made a special trip to give us heads?"

Zhu Bingkun laughed, and then said seriously: "The thieves sent more troops and horses, but they were beaten up by the lord. If you and I are thieves, how can you not pay attention to it? I wonder why the thieves only sent nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses, the elderly, weak, sick and disabled, and they were confused, so they rushed to discuss with you."

Zheng Wu thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I can't figure it out either. But it's only nearly ten thousand old, weak, sick and disabled, Lao Zhu, do you think you should eat it?"

Zhu Bingkun pondered: "The old, weak, sick and disabled are not worth worrying about. I guess the troops sent by the thieves may not be here to fight, maybe..."

"Maybe I just want to station in Xiangcheng." Zheng Wu took over the conversation: "Xiangcheng is not big, and nearly 10,000 troops are more than enough to station. Stationing here and guarding important roads prevents our army from heading north."

Zhu Bingkun couldn't help but nodded: "Maybe the thief is exactly this. Xiangcheng has been occupied by me. Now the bandits are here, how should they be located?"

He said again: "The Lord's order..."

Zheng Wu nodded: "My lord only teaches you and I to guard the Shoushan - I think you might as well give up Xiangcheng. The old and weak are the sick and disabled, so it is not difficult to get it back. If you fight with it, it will definitely stimulate the thieves. It will be difficult to deal with a hundred thousand troops in three or five days..."

Zhu Bingkun couldn't help but nod.
Chapter completed!