Seeing Li Yan return, He Jin quickly rode his horse to meet him. "Mr. Li, what should we do now?"

Li Yan thought for a while and said, "Send someone to notify Li Dingguo, telling him that in three days, Zhou Xian will lead his troops to Linyi. He is most likely to send troops from Pingyi and Mengyin to make preparations early. In addition, inform the Qufu guards to increase their vigilance in the past three days. In three days, I will take him away."

Zhou Xian came over and ordered Tan Shimai, "I informed Liu Zeqing through private channels that Li Yan was preparing to attack Linqing."

Tan Shimai said: "General, do we want to believe what Li Yan said? Will he deliberately mislead us?"

Zhou Xian shook his head and said, "No, this is the best strategy for him. And whether this matter is true or false, telling Liu Zeqing can at least relieve some of the pressure on our army. The entire army retreated twenty miles and selected high places to set up camps. Strengthen vigilance to prevent enemy attacks and evacuate here in three days."

Li Dingguo took the letter sent by Li Yan and looked at it with a sneer on his face. "The two armies confronted each other, but did not fight. He also told me that in three days, Zhou Xian would lead his troops to Linyi. Li Yan must have reached some agreement with Zhou Xian to lead the official army to attack us, and he wanted to fight against the snipe and clam to benefit the fisherman. How could such an easy thing be in this world?"

Deputy General Wang Xun, who was standing next to him, asked: "General, what should we do now?"

Looking at Zhou Xian’s camp in the distance, Li Ding Guo Highway: "In another five days, my brother will help Zhu Youjian ascend the throne. We have to give a good gift. Lao Wang, take three thousand cavalry to take a detour to Xintai. If you can fight, you will fight. If you can’t fight, you will attack the surrounding cities without the defense of the government army. First, give Zhou Xian some meeting gifts. But you can’t fight. After robbing, you will immediately withdraw to Mengyin and defend with the favorable terrain there. When I arrive, I will defeat the government army in one fell swoop."

Wang Xun said: "General, what about you!"

Li Dingguo smiled and said, "I will go to Zhou Xian's camp tonight to cause some chaos for them and create opportunities for you to lead your troops to travel through Sishui."

The sky is as dark as ink, and there is no star.

Zhou Xian came back from patrol camp and lay in the tent, rummaging and rumbling without a trace of sleepiness. Chen Feng next to him was snoring, which made him feel even more upset. He was also exhausted when he ran back and forth in the past two days. Zhou Xian couldn't bear to wake him up, so he put on a cotton fur and walked out of the tent. The guards outside the door saw Zhou Xian and hurriedly bowed to salute.

Zhou Xian waved his hand, indicating that they didn't have to be too polite, and then walked towards the tent where Wang Jun was. The two guards followed closely behind and performed their duties.

Most of the soldiers had already rested, and only the patrol soldiers were still walking back and forth. The firewood was burning in the brazier, illuminating the vicinity, and the air was filled with a faint burnt fragrance. Zhou Xian walked slowly all the way and looked at the army in front of him. This time, Zhou Xian gathered two thousand-person teams including Renzi Camp, all of Keji Camp, and the 1,500 cavalry led by Sun Xuan, totaling more than 8,000 people. His intention was very simple, which was to fight quickly and drive Li Yan to the west of the canal as soon as possible.

But the final result was that Li Yan chose to stick to the city and did not give Zhou Xian the opportunity to fight head-on. Finally, he talked about conditions with him in front of the formation and bought three days for Li Dingguo. Linyi's city was solid and there was still 10,000 yuan auspicious place, so it should be safe for the time being. However, more than 8,000 troops were stationed in the wild, which was obviously not a good thing.

Besides, war is a treacherous way!

Li Yan served for Li Zicheng, the personal friendship was far less than the overall situation of each other. Zhou Xian could only believe half of his words. On the contrary, Zhou Xian would not believe everything. Once he had the opportunity, they would not show mercy to each other. Therefore, the two thousand-person teams of Tan Shimai were stationed on the west side of the camp to prevent Li Yan from attacking. The 1,500 cavalry led by Sun Xuan were also scattered outside not far from Tan Shimai to support at any time. On the east side of the camp, there was a weak combat power and commanded by Wang Jun.

As soon as he approached the tent where Wang Jun was, a strong smell of alcohol came to his face. Zhou Xian ignored the soldiers outside and directly lifted the tent and walked in. Inside, Wang Jun and Xia Kuiyuan were blushing and making noises, loudly making rock-scissors.

Seeing Zhou Xian, Wang Jun woke up halfway through his wine. He quickly stood up and said with a stuttering voice: "Director, Supervisor, why are you here?"

Zhou Xian ignored him, but grabbed a handful of peanuts from the plate and said to the two: "The weather is very cold, and I have relaxed the control of drinking in the army, but I also clearly stated that each person can only drink one bowl a day and cannot gather together. Wang Shoujie, do you want to give me an explanation?"

Xia Kuiyuan drank more than Wang Jun. When he saw Zhou Xian, he stood up and shouted, "Didn't he just drink two bowls of wine? What's the explanation? When I was a thief, what happened to drink every day?"

Zhou Xian looked at him calmly and said, "But you are a soldier now. And your biggest sin is not drinking, but leaving your post without permission. I ask you, who should be responsible for the vigilance of the periphery? Once the enemy attacks and you are here, can you bear the responsibility?"

Xia Kuiyuan immediately said angrily: "Stop scaring me. Grandpa has walked more roads than you eat. Do you really think he is a green onion?"

Seeing Zhou Xian's face turned pale, Wang Jun quickly covered his mouth, "Supervisor, he has drunk too much, don't blame him."

Xia Kuiyuan struggled constantly, "Brother, please let me go, let me go."

Zhou Xian waved his hand, "Pull it out, beat the eighty military sticks, sober up and sober up. When you sober, come and talk to me."

Xia Kuiyuan said angrily: "Grandma, you dare to hit me?" As he said that, he broke free from Wang Jun and pulled out the long knife from his waist and slashed at Zhou Xian.

Wang Jun next to him changed his face and he hurriedly hugged him.

The two guards behind Zhou Xian instantly pulled out a knife and knocked away the long sword in Xia Kuiyuan's hand. He bent down, looked at Xia Kuiyuan who looked pale and had a little reaction and said, "You are drunk today. I won't care about you, but you can't escape these eighty military sticks. If you draw your sword at me next time, I will let you know what regret means." Then he shouted loudly and said, "Take him out and beat me hard."

Seeing the two guards escorting Xia Kuiyuan out, Zhou Xian said to Wang Jun: "Wang Shouji, you are soldiers now and no longer thieves. If you can bear my rules, please follow them well. Otherwise, leave as soon as possible, and I guarantee you to be a rich man."

Wang Jun quickly knelt down on the ground, "Supervisor, my subordinates know they are wrong."

Zhou Xian nodded, "That's all for this matter, but I won't be the case."

At this moment, the drums and trumpets were ringing, and the sound of yelling and killing came from east to west.
Chapter completed!