Li Zhensheng carefully looked at Zhou Xian, who was wearing a cloth clothes and still had a childish face. He said with infinite doubts in his face: "Are you the envoy sent from Wuyang City?"

Zhou Xian nodded, bowed to Li Zhensheng and said, "Custom man Zhou Xian pays homage to the county master?"

Li Zhensheng waved his hand and said, "I don't care whether you are a commoner or an official position. I just want to know that I have asked Li Er to tell you that I will send troops to assist Wuyang, why do you still come here? Could it be that I am worried that I am not sincere enough, so I specially sent two people to monitor me."

Zhou Xian smiled faintly and said, "Why dare you do this? So far, Wuyang City has been besieged by bandits for more than 20 days. The people in the city are eager to see reinforcements every day, but so far, the only one who supports the troops is you, County Magistrate Li. The people in the city see you as if you are born again, how could you doubt your intention?"

When Li Zhensheng heard Zhou Xian's praise, his face did not change much. However, Zhou Xian's impression changed a little. He thought to himself that although the child was young, his logic was clear and his defense was reasonable, and he was indeed capable. No wonder Wuyang City sent a child like him to come. He put away his initial contempt and asked softly: "Why is that?"

"Mr. Li, I came here this time because I felt that you sent too few reinforcements to wipe out the bandits. I came here specially to tell you some details so as not to miss the opportunity to defeat the bandits."

When Li Zhensheng heard Zhou Xian's words, he knew what Zhou Xian was coming, and smiled and said, "Zhou Xian, do you know how many guards there are in my Yancheng? And how many troops are there in the two bandits surrounding Yancheng?"

"I heard from my brother Li's brief words on the way that there were 2,200 guards in the city, and there were more than 10,000 bandits in Ziweixing and Pashanhu."

"Since you know, why did you ask me to send more reinforcements? You must know that my Yancheng belongs to Xuzhou Prefecture and does not have the responsibility to support Wuyang. I send troops to provide assistance is righteousness, and no one can blame others if I don't send troops. There are only more than 2,000 soldiers in Yancheng. If I send more reinforcements to Wuyang City, what should I do if there is any loss in Yancheng? Besides, even if I support it with all my strength, why do you think you will definitely defeat the bandits outside Wuyang City? I heard that there are more than 10,000 bandits left there."

Zhou Xian smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Li, although there are many bandits, they are all mobs. Before, they had been besieged for more than 20 days, and they did not capture Wuyang City when the troops were at their peak, so it was even more impossible. With the current troops of Wuyang City, they could definitely hold on until the bandits disperse themselves. However, in this way, the bandits would continue to rage in the countryside, which is definitely not a blessing for the people. Then they came up with the idea of ​​inviting County Magistrate Li to defeat the bandits together."

Li Zhensheng sneered: "How easy is it to say to defeat the bandits? County Magistrate Pan was killed by the bandits. In my opinion, Wuyang City may have been in chaos at this moment, and the morale of the soldiers was not very low. But listening to your words, you are full of confidence. How strange? I think you clearly want my reinforcements in Yancheng to fight against the bandits for you to help you continue to persevere. Such words want to deceive me. You look down on me, Mr. Li too much!"

Zhou Xian smiled bitterly and bowed to Li Zhensheng and said, "Mr. Li, I think you were probably wrong. First of all, the Wuyang City is not chaotic at this moment. Secondly, the morale of the soldiers is not low. Moreover, what I can tell you is that on the night when Brother Li and the Second arrived in Wuyang City, we were planning to go out of the city to attack the bandits? You may not know these, but Brother Li and the Second who have been to Wuyang City must know them clearly. You can ask him."

Li Zhensheng looked surprised and turned to look at Li Er. The latter nodded quickly and said, "County Master, what the villain saw is indeed like. Are they preparing to go out of the city to attack the bandits? It was night in the city at that time. Although the villain did not see much, he could feel that everything in the city was running as usual and there was not much chaos."

"How is it possible? It's only two days before the county magistrate was killed. How could it be possible to recover so quickly?" Li Zhensheng's tone was still full of disbelief after hearing Li Er's words.

Zhou Xian smiled and told Li Zhensheng how to quickly stabilize the situation in the city. He was indifferent at first, but later he heard it, his brows became more and more frowning. Finally, he sighed with regret: "There are talented people in Wuyang City! No wonder it can stabilize the situation so quickly. It seems that the matter of defeating the bandits you just said is not a false statement."

Zhou Xian bowed and said, "Mr. Li, we are actually considering you now. Just imagine what would happen if Yang Si failed to attack Wuyang City? Among the surrounding counties, Yancheng is the richest commercial port. Of course, it will be difficult for him to take down Yancheng alone, but if he joins forces with the two bandits in Yancheng, of course, you are brave and resourceful, and you will definitely not be afraid of them. But at that time, the bandits will be powerful and will inevitably cause some unnecessary trouble. Why not take this opportunity to wipe out Yang Si first?"

Li Zhensheng pondered for a long time and finally nodded, "If you want to defeat Yang Si, how many reinforcements do you need me to send?"

Seeing that Li Zhensheng finally let go, Zhou Xian felt relieved. "There are more than 2,000 soldiers in Yancheng. Please leave a thousand soldiers to defend the city and transfer all the remaining soldiers to Wuyang."

"Such a large-scale dispatch will probably attract the attention of bandit Yang Si, and the effect of the surprise attack will not be achieved by then."

"Mr. Li can transfer these soldiers out of the city in the name of destroying Ziweixing and scattering the mountain tigers, and wait until nightfall, and then let them go west urgently. On the one hand, this can shock the bandits in Yancheng and prevent them from acting rashly. On the other hand, it can also make Yang Si unprepared and eventually achieve the effect of a surprise attack."

Li Zhensheng laughed and said, "You even considered this in advance. Why do I feel more and more like I am getting into your trap?"

Before Zhou Xian could explain, he waved his hand and continued, "But I am willing to take advantage of the trap of destroying bandits for the sake of the people and for the sake of the people."

Zhou Xian said with emotion: "The villain thanked the magistrate Li County for his kindness on behalf of the people in the city. The bandits were rampant in southern Henan and the people were displaced. Wuyang and Yancheng were counties of different prefectures, but for the sake of the people, they should work together to defend the enemy. If the magistrate Li did not abandon him, Wuyangcheng would be willing to fight the enemy with you. This time you will help us defeat the four bandits of Yang. When the situation in the city is stable, Wuyangcheng will also send troops to help you eliminate the two bandits of Ziweixing and Pashanhu."
Chapter completed!