The next morning, Chen Yongfu ordered Li Yan to send someone to investigate the enemy situation. Although Li Yan knew about Li Zicheng's specific situation, he was not willing to tell Chen Yongfu. Although he was a deputy general, he did not want to listen to Chen Yongfu's command, so even if it was such a small matter, he would deal with it with an uncooperative attitude.

Seeing that Li Yan did not agree, Chen Yongfu had to send a scout himself. At this time, it is better to determine the movements of the thief first, otherwise he would be worried about anything he did.

This sentry spy took two days, and none of the sentry spys sent came back. He had to send wave after wave, but none of them could come back, which made the scouts dare not go out. Even if they went out, they did not dare to go south. They all found a place to hide, and it was important to save their lives first.

In the end, Chen Yongfu sent more than 30 personal soldiers, and only a few survived, and finally brought back some news. The bandits were fighting with the official army in Zhuxian Town, but the bandits' cavalry was tightly blocked and the battle situation was unknown.

Kaifeng City became nervous again. It was said that the battle situation was unclear. Isn’t this saying that the official army was not good? If the official army had the upper hand, the bandits would not be able to send such strong forces to block the news. Therefore, all the civil and military officials gathered in the Zhou royal palace to discuss countermeasures.

"Prince," Chen Yongfu first suggested: "At this time, reinforcements should be sent as soon as possible to attack the bandits from the back to collect the effect of attacking both sides. As long as the attack is effective, the bandits will collapse."

Gao Mingheng said worriedly: "What if the official army has been defeated? Then the troops sent out are not in danger of being defeated. In the war in Kaifeng, the troops were already short of strength and they were really not wasted."

Other civil officials also nodded in agreement. If the bandits come to besiege the city again, Kaifeng must ensure that there is enough troops. The grain is now being mobilized from Hebei. Although there are Yuan Shizhong in rebellion on the north bank of the Yellow River, it is not as large as Li Chuang, and some grain can still be collected.

Chen Yongfu looked at Li Yan and said with a smile: "Sir, isn't there any Deputy General Li? Deputy General Li's team is elite, and he has always been invincible against the bandits. Even if the bandits really defeat the official army, I believe that Deputy General Li can return safely with the troops."

Everyone was watching Li Yan, but no one advised Li Yan to attack. Being able to leave such a strong soldier in Kaifeng was something that would make them feel at ease. And if the bandits really defeated the official army and defeated Li Yan, Kaifeng would really become an isolated island, and there would be no troops to rescue them.

Seeing that the officials had no expression, Chen Yongfu had to go on the battlefield himself and said, "General Li, this is an excellent opportunity to defeat the thieves. It is a great achievement to stabilize the country in one battle."

Li Yan clasped his fists and said, "It's okay to knock it down at the end, but"

The King of Zhou was unwilling to let Li Yan's strong soldier leave Kaifeng, so he immediately asked: "Do you have any requirements?"

Li Yan said: "The troops of the Hushishi are mainly infantry, and the cavalry is short of cavalry, which seriously affects the combat effectiveness. Given the large number of cavalry, Hushishishi needs enough war horses to send troops to attack the thieves."

The King of Zhou continued to ask, "How much is appropriate?"

"Eight thousand war horses." Li Yan had already thought about it and came out.

The King of Zhou looked at Chen Yongfu again and asked, "General Chen, how many war horses do you have? Just come out and use them for Deputy General Li, how about?"

Chen Yongfu gritted his teeth when he heard this. It would be better to say that he would not pursue the thieves with eight thousand war horses. How could he have so many war horses? His cavalry and his personal soldiers had only five thousand cavalry.

"I don't have so many war horses." Chen Yongfu replied with his fist: "And all the masters have seen the combat power of Deputy General Li with their own eyes. At the beginning of the year, they could still fight in and out of the bandits. Why do we need more cavalry now?"

Li Yan explained: "The movement speed of the military formation is too slow, and there are cavalry intercepting the bandits. When the last general arrives in Zhuxian Town, Premier Ding is afraid that there will be more misfortunes."

Chen Yongfu said dissatisfiedly: "Henan's safety is full of dangers and this battle. How can you march slowly step by step?! Do you still have the court in your heart? Do you still have the prince?"

Li Yan snorted coldly and said, "Since General Chen is so loyal to the country, and has 10,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry, why don't you go out of the city to attack the bandits?"

"If this general leads his troops away, how can he guard Kaifeng City?" Chen Yongfu blurted out.

Li Yan immediately clasped his fists and said, "General Chen just cares about killing the thief. The general promised to put the iron barrel of Kaifeng guards." Then he clasped his fists at the King of Zhou and said, "Thousand years later, the general is willing to take on the responsibility of defending the city. Please allow the prince to allow him."

Chen Yongfu regretted it at this time. He had already seen that although he successfully defended Kaifeng City three times, his position in the hearts of King Zhou and the officials was not as good as Li Yanlai who had won every battle. He immediately spoke first: "Prince, my soldiers and generals are not good at fighting in the field. If they go out of the city to fight, there will naturally be no good results. But I think Deputy General Li's army is also not good at defending the city. The so-called profession is specialized, but that's all."

All the officials looked at Li Yan again, as if they were considering whether Li Yan was really not good at defending the city as Chen Yongfu said.

"General Chen is surprised by this." Li Yan said bluntly: "Kaifeng was surrounded three times, and General Chen's troops were almost knocked back to the city, allowing bandits to gallop outside the city. Kaifeng is such a big city, with defenses everywhere and passive everywhere, and the troops are stretched out, and the situation is as dangerous as a burying city. It is a bad idea to trap an isolated city. If there are troops that can be fought outside the city, they will form a horn with the defenders in the city, and to support each other, Kaifeng will be as solid as a rock and will not shake."

Everyone nodded repeatedly when they heard this. The few times Kaifeng was surrounded, they were all terrified. Only the defense of that city wall was really uneasy.

Seeing that everyone was going to turn against each other again, Chen Yongfu immediately said, "My army is in a position to defend the city. If someone is replaced in a hurry, he will inevitably be in a hurry under the attack of the bandits. I am willing to borrow all the five thousand cavalry under my command to Deputy General Li, and the cavalry under Deputy General Li should be almost the same."

King Zhou frowned and said, "General Chen, the situation is unclear now, so let's worry about it for the long term!"

Li Yan clasped his fists and said, "Prince, General Chen is willing to give the last general five thousand war horses. Then the general will take on this job and lead the troops south to join forces to attack the bandits in Zhuxian Town!"

The King of Zhou looked at Li Yan in confusion, a little confused.

Chen Yongfu was excited and could finally drive Li Yan away. He immediately said loudly: "Please allow Deputy General Li to go south to kill the thief. I am willing to cooperate with all my strength."

Seeing Li Yan keep signaling to him, King Zhou finally nodded and said, "Okay, then you can hand over the five thousand war horses to General Li."

"I obey the order." Chen Yongfu agreed immediately. But then he reacted and looked up and asked, "Didn't you lend him five thousand cavalry to Deputy General Li?"
Chapter completed!