Li Yan returned from Guide Mansion ten days after Kaifeng City broke through.

But in the city, traces of the fierce battle still exist. Especially in the area of ​​the Zhou Royal Palace, there are broken walls everywhere, and it is difficult to see a complete house. Although the body has been cleared out, the black red dyed with blood left on the ground still makes people look shocking.

Song Xiance welcomed Li Yan into the city. Seeing his ugly face, he seemed to be feeling unbearable, he comforted him: "Lin Quan, King Chuang was forced to do this. In the Battle of Kaifeng, the defenders in the city refused to surrender, and our army suffered heavy casualties. In order to calm the morale of the army, the King Chuang promised to allow free plunder for three days after capturing Kaifeng City. Although the killing was a little heavy, at least most of the people in the city were safeguarded, you should also consider the problem from the perspective of King Chuang."

Li Yan shook his head and said, "I don't mean to blame the King of Chuang. I just feel sorry for these innocent people who died in vain. Zhang Ximeng's words kept echoing in his heart. " 'Rise, the people suffer; destruction, the people suffer'. Alas! When will this chaos in the world end?"

Song Xiance smiled. He and Li Yan were old acquaintances and knew that he was a very sentimental person. Therefore, he no longer comforted him, but turned around and asked, "Lin Quan, do you know why the King of Chuang urgently called you back?"

Li Yan looked a little confused and said, "Isn't it just for Xiao Yuanying?"

Song Xiance smiled and said, "The 30,000 troops in Xiao Yuan Camp are not worth mentioning at all. We will be taken down sooner or later, so why bother you to go there yourself?"

Speaking of this, Song Xiance approached Li Yan and whispered: "The King of Chuang asked you to come back because Qidong recently made a comment to the King of Chuang and suggested that he officially become the king. The King of Chuang also had this wish in his heart. Because you are resourceful, you were specially recalled and wanted to ask your opinions again. I told you that this proposal has been approved by most generals in the army. Therefore, whether you support it or not, you must agree with it."

Li Yan's face changed slightly and he said in surprise: "Now, be king?"

Song Xiance nodded and said, "The name of King Chuang is like Zhang Xianzhong's Eight Kings and Luo Rucai's Cao Cao, and they are all nicknames, which are not counted. Although I also feel that it is a little early to become king now, this is also to directly separate our army from the thieves, which is more conducive to expanding the momentum of our army. In addition to the continuous encouragement of Qidong and others, I finally expressed my support for this matter. In that list, I ranked third, second only to Qidong and Liu Bauxai."

Li Yan pondered for a moment and asked with a smile: "Mr. Song, do you think I will object to this incident? So I came to remind me specifically."

Song Xiance asked in confusion: "Will you still support this matter? You have been saying before, building high walls, accumulating grain, and slowly becoming king. I thought you would strongly oppose this matter!"

"This is the time and the time! At that time, our army only occupied one place in Luoyang, not only threats from the official army, but also the constant covetment of Sun Kewang's troops. I did not support the King of Chuang at that time. But at this moment, the officials were defeated by Zhuxian Town and could not recover their strength in a short time. Sun Kewang defeated the sand in Tongcheng, and there was less constraints from his troops. We have now taken Kaifeng, the provincial capital of Henan, and shocked the world. It is a good opportunity for the king at this time. On the one hand, we can boost the morale of the entire army, and then attack the four sides to completely overthrow Zhu Ming's world. On the other hand, we can also use the king's title to enfeoff heroes and summon them to work together. I agree with such a thing."

Song Xiance laughed and said, "I was too worried. With Lin Quan's support, I am already absolutely sure at this time. Let's go! Let's meet the King of Chuang together."

Li Zicheng was overjoyed after hearing Li Yan's answer. He immediately decided to sacrifice to heaven and earth three days later and officially become king.

When everyone left, Li Zicheng called Li Yan. He walked down from the seat, sat with Li Yan, and asked in a low voice: "How is the Xiao Yuanying?"

Li Yan bowed and said, "The King of Chuang, Yuan Shizhong, is two-faced and has revealed his heart. After entering Guide Mansion, he did not want to attack Suizhou on the grounds of exhaustion of the entire army. Instead, he entered Shangqiu City eastward to recruit local people to repair the city and made plans to defend the city for a long time. In addition, he secretly contacted Xu Dingguo and told him that he wanted to surrender to the official army. If the King of Chuang had not been able to touch him for the time being, his subordinates would have ordered his troops to tie him directly."

Li Zicheng closed his eyes and was silent for a moment, and finally sighed: "Since that's the case, I can't keep him anymore, but I will wait until I become king. At that time, I will reward the high title and lure him to come, take him down in one fell swoop, and completely annex Xiao Yuan's camp."

Li Yan frowned and said, "Yuan Shizhong is already a frightened bird now, so I'm afraid it won't be so easy to come."

Li Zicheng smiled and said, "It's okay. If he doesn't come, I will send troops to Guide Mansion on this ground and directly destroy him. Although he has nearly 30,000 people under his command, his army is uneven and his combat effectiveness is low, and he can be defeated at any time."

"Wang Yingming, you are doing this."

"Lin Quan! There is another thing, I want to ask you for your opinion alone."

Li Yan bowed and said, "Please tell me, King Chuang."

Li Zicheng was silent for a moment and said, "Our army took Kaifeng, and the next step was to sweep the Central Plains. But if our army wanted to go further, attack Shaanxi westward and then settle in the capital, we could not avoid one person, which was Sun Chuanting. At present, he killed He Fengzi, took all the military powers of the three sides into his hands, and actively trained troops. Shaanxi has the solidity of Guguan, Hanguguan, and Tongguan, and Sun Chuanting has the ability to command. If I go westward now, I will not have any confidence in winning. But if I just wait like this, and when he finishes training, it will definitely bring endless trouble."

Li Yan smiled and said, "The King of Chuang wanted to ask me if there is any way. Now I will lead Sun Chuanting out of Shaanxi and let him fight our army with his newly trained troops in the Central Plains?"

Li Zicheng laughed and said, "Lin Quan is worthy of being my son's house. He hits the mark, hits the mark!"

"The King of Chuang Mianzang. Sun Baigu is a famous general of a generation. He would not do such a stupid thing. Therefore, even at the most critical moment in Kaifeng, he still did not send a soldier and a soldier from Shaanxi to reinforce. It is definitely not possible to start from him. But the King of Chuang, you can ask Emperor Chongzhen to give him an order to force him to leave the customs as soon as possible."

Li Zicheng nodded and said, "I have this intention, but how can I force you!"
Chapter completed!