"Liu Fangliang, the thief under the thief, moved his troops to Zhuxianzhen, and it seems that he was coming to us."

In Xiangcheng County, three generals gathered.

The news came at night, and Zhu Bingkun hurriedly asked someone to notify Zheng Wu. The four troops in Xiangcheng were directly under Ying Yi, and there were no generals. Therefore, with the newly promoted Zheng Jiu, there were only three generals. Zheng Jiu and Zhu Bingkun were stationed in Xiangcheng County, Zheng Wu and Ying Yi were directly under the army, and stationed in Shoushan Daying.

"According to the letter Ye Bucheng, Liu Fangliang's bandit soldiers had more than 40,000 soldiers. Among them, there were 3,000 old camps, and the second was 15,000 to 20,000. In addition, there were 50,000 to 70,000 followers, with nearly 100,000 people in total." Zhu Bingkun said: "The thieves under the thief, Li Guo, Hao Yaoqi, and Liu Zongmin were all not in the hands of the lord. The remaining Liu Fangliang, Gao Yigong, Tian Jianxiu and others were his last reliance and the main force to siege Kaifeng. Now Liu Fangliang is moving troops to Zhuxian Town, which is a good thing for us."

Zheng Wu and Zheng Jiu both agreed deeply.

Zheng Wu said: "Our army currently has 10,000 troops, of which nearly two thousand are on the list. After two battles, the rest have more or less tempered, and the soldiers are very eager to fight. Although Liu Fangliang has nearly 100,000 people in his hands, there are many mobs, and you and I have the confidence to defeat this thief. The thief surrounded Kaifeng. Now that Liu Fangliang is withdrawing, Kaifeng will definitely be a little easier, and I believe he can hold on for a while."

Zheng Jiu laughed: "What the fifth brother and the general Zhu said make sense. Now that the imperial court has not arrived, the lord is lingering because of this. However, the siege of Kaifeng must be lifted. Kaifeng has millions of households, which is what the lord needs. Kaifeng can persist for a while, and the benefits will be greater."

Zhu Bingkun nodded slightly: "The news from the night is not received. Liu Fangliang's troops are very slow. Li Yan and Luo Rucai are in front of him. I think this thief is afraid and dare not advance rashly. But he must be prepared - it is impossible for the thief to have any conspiracy."

Zheng Wu smiled and said, "What kind of trick can a mere thief have? You and I will keep this here. No matter what, he will do it with real swords and guns if he wants to fight. I think we should consider it longer-term."

Zhu Bingkun and Zheng Jiu looked moved, and Zhu Bingkun said, "Have any ideas from Lao Zheng, please tell me, please refer to it."

"Liu Fangliang moved his troops to Zhuxian Town. I think the intentions of these thieves are nothing more than defense strategies. Their main energy is still in Kaifeng. I am afraid that they will try to defend us, break Kaifeng first, and then turn around to compete with us. If they advance, Li Yan and Luo Rucai will teach us a lesson. Why not use the bandits under Liu Fangliang as whetstones and let's have fun with him." Zheng Wu smiled and said, "As for the long-term plan... you and I know the ambitions of the lord. Kaifeng is a million households in the Central Plains. If they can make them return, great things will be expected. But some people in Kaifeng City do not have to stay."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhu Bingkun and Zheng Jiu were both stunned for a moment.

Zhu Bingkun said after a moment: "Old Zheng is right! There is also a prince in Kaifeng, a governor's yamen, a censor's office, etc. If the siege of Kaifeng is lifted, these people will still be in hindrance to the lord."

Zheng Jiuyi clapped his hands: "So they must die!"

Zheng Wu smiled and shook his head, "It is not necessary to kill. The thieves have been besieging him for a long time. I'm afraid these people have wanted to escape from this muddy water pool. It's not difficult to kill people, but after killing, it's easy to leave a handle, so it's better to send them away. I think the capital should be a good place."

Zhu Bingkun smiled and said, "In this way, not only will there be no handle, but there will be benefits!"

Zheng Wu said: "That's right. After all, a prince and a group of officials in the border area can save their lives. They do not expect them to be grateful. As long as they can say a word to their lord at critical moments, there will often be unexpected benefits."

They all knew that Ying Yi needed famous weapons from the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, he had this idea.

Zheng Wu has been with Zheng Yunzhi for many years, and has learned about these things through his experiences. Zhu Bingkun did not expect that Zheng Jiu never thought about it because he was too straightforward.

"Kaifeng City is very big. No matter how powerful the thieves are, they will never be out of touch. Discuss Zhang Shi to see if he can send a few people into Kaifeng and promote this."

...

Liu Fangliang had 100,000 people, and was the main force to siege Kaifeng, but because of Li Yan and Luo Rucai's defeat, Li Chuang had to draw him out and move his troops to Zhuxian Town, and guard against Ying Yi's troops in Xiangcheng from a distance.

As Zheng Wu and others expected, neither the thief nor Liu Fangliang had ever thought of raising troops to attack Xiangcheng immediately. Li Yan and Luo Rucai were defeated too quickly, and the previous defeat of Li Guo and others had already made the thief feel disappointed and dared not advance rashly.

But he made up his mind to take root in Zhuxian Town and only acted as defense.

Li Chuang has been besieging Kaifeng for several months. Although Kaifeng City is strictly guarding, it is time to be almost exhausted. This gives Li Chuang the opportunity to break the city.

Ying Yi's troops were like a ray of light on his back, which further prompted Li Chuang's eagerness to break through Kaifeng.

Now he only needs to guard against Ying Yi, and needs to break Kaifeng as soon as possible, and then use the power of the city to crush him in turn.

Of course, under the reminder of Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance, Li Chuang did not forget the Ge Zuo and Xian Bidders in Huainan. Although he was embarrassed, he still sent people to Huainan to contact these two bandits, hoping that Ma Huihui and Zhang Xianzhong would lead troops to attack Nanyang in the west and share the pressure for him to restrain Ying Yi.

The thief made a series of movements, and the movement was quite silence. Especially after pulling Liu Fangliang, the pressure on Kaifeng City's surface was slowed down, which attracted the attention of Kaifeng defenders.

Since last year, this is Li Chuang's third besiege of Kaifeng. Kaifeng is a piece of fat, but Li Chuang has never been able to eat it, so there is his own reason.

It is not as easy as Luoyang. Kaifeng is united when facing Li Chuang. The lessons of Luoyang are from the past, for the Zhu family, the fate of King Fu is vivid. For the people, the fate of the people of Luoyang is also vivid. No one in Kaifeng City believes in the so-called benevolence and righteousness of the King of Chuang - a vassal who was driven out of Kaifeng City as cannon fodder outside Kaifeng City, and how many of the starving people were originally from Luoyang?

King Zhou of Kaifeng hanged gold in the city, and was full of wine and meat, recruited warriors to defend the city, and even went out to attack and kill bandits. In addition, the Henan General Chen Yongfu was cautious in using troops and the Governor Gao Mingheng cooperated properly, which made Li Chuang unable to succeed.

After the thief transferred Liu Fangliang away, the pressure on Kaifeng eased. Chen Yongfu noticed the situation here and discussed with Gao Mingheng.

"The pressure in the south of the city has dropped sharply. Yesterday I saw a large camp of bandits surging on the city. Most of the time, something happened." Chen Yongfu said.

Governor Gao Mingheng Nixu pondered for a moment: "Can reinforcements have arrived?"
Chapter completed!