Chang Yu had a lot of dreams this night, but he couldn't remember any of them when he woke up, but he couldn't even dream of things when he got up early in the morning and pushed the door open, Li Yan was waiting outside the door to greet him.

"General Li, when did you come?" Chang Yu was surprised and delighted.

There are nearly 100 miles from Dongliu Town to Anqing, it takes half a day, but you can save nearly half by taking the waterway, Chang Yu asked people to order Li Yan to come over yesterday afternoon, the news has been sent to Anqing when it is dark, Li Yan immediately left, because of the slight delay against the current until the early morning, the guards who guarded the door knew him and opened the door directly to welcome into the city, and when he arrived at the yamen, he learned that Chang Yu had fallen asleep and did not disturb, and came to ask for peace early in the morning.

Knowing that Li Yan had only rested for less than an hour, Chang Yu asked him to sleep enough first, but Li Yan refused: "If you can hold on, military affairs are important."

After the two washed up, they had breakfast in the hall, Li Muxian, who had always been inseparable from Chang Yu, disappeared at this time, since Chang Yu ordered him yesterday, this Taoist priest has become much more cautious, he knows that Li Yan and Chang Yu must have some things that will not be passed on to Liu'er, if he needs himself, he will call him.

Chang Yu first said about Bai Wang's award, Li Yan had learned yesterday, it was difficult to hide the relief on his face, saying that the overall situation of going south to suppress bandits had been decided, Chang Yu asked Anqing about military affairs again, Li Yan said everything in detail, many details are similar to the report of the Gongzi battalion, it can be seen that he did not have anything to hide.

"What happened to Liu Zeqing's department?" This is what Chang Yu is most worried about, Liu Zeqing was stabbed to death, and his subordinates will definitely not give up, Li Yan's face is really solemn: "The crowd is angry, although the last general will bring those murderers to justice, it is still difficult to comfort the crowd's anger." ”

"What do they want?" Chang Yu knocked on the table casually, Li Yan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Kill the prisoner, let Cheng Niandong apologize for his crime with death!" In the end, this matter will be suppressed temporarily by the decision of the governor, so that they will not be on the alert when they come, and if there is any change...... Repression! ”

Chang Yu snorted and glanced up at Li Yan: "What are you going to do?" Li Yan exhaled, stared at Chang Yu and said, "The last general promised to protect Cheng Niandong not to die, so he surrendered the city."

Chang Yu put down the dishes and chopsticks, frowned and got up and walked to the door, looking up at the sky, cloudy.

"Is it necessary to protect him?"

Li Yan was shocked, "Governor, if the last general loses his trust, I am afraid that his subordinates will be in chaos, and the consequences will be unbearable."

Chang Yu nodded: "This governor knows it, but do you think that Liu Zeqing's ministry and Cheng Niandong's demotion are more important, and aside from these, leaving Cheng Niandong still in charge of the old department, the variables behind this are too great."

Li Yan's face became solemn, and he sat down slowly: "This... Rong Mo will think again, "Chang Yu's meaning is obvious, that is, without Liu Zeqing, Cheng Niandong can't keep it."

Chang Yu saw his expression: "General Li is so embarrassed, isn't he worried about telling the truth?" Li Yan shook his head with a wry smile: "That's not it, the soldiers are not tired of cheating, for the sake of overall stability, they will not hesitate to break their promises and be criticized by the people, and the last general will not care about that little bit of false name, but the current situation is complicated and I don't know how to start for a while, and a careless will cause a rebellion."

Chang Yu sighed, and suddenly asked, "The person who killed Liu Zeqing is actually Cheng Niandong's henchman, right?" ”

Li Yan nodded slightly, and Chang Yu smiled: "Could it be that Liu Zeqing doesn't have a few henchmen around him?" Since you promised Cheng Niandong not to kill him, but you didn't promise him that others would not kill him, it is a matter of course for Liu Zeqing's men to take revenge."

A word woke up the person in the dream, Li Yan suddenly opened his mind, but he also became more and more in awe of the little eunuch, this person is really out of reach to play conspiracy.

"This matter should be operated cautiously, don't cause chaos" Chang Yu patted Li Yan on the shoulder and sat down again and picked up the dishes and chopsticks: "Yesterday, General Li was ordered to send troops west to recover Wangjiang, Peng Ze, I don't know who General Li sent?" ”

"Liu Wenbing of the pro-guard army and Liu Liangzuo's men" Li Yan hurriedly said, Chang Yu snorted: "The governor thinks you will use Cheng Niandong" Li Yan smiled: "The new surrender does not dare to use it, and the last general will not have the ability of the overseer to govern the king so obediently."

A few nobles went thousands of miles south, and they couldn't let them go back empty-handed, these people didn't have the ability to fight big battles, but they still could clean some corners, as for Liu Liangzuo, he was familiar with mountain warfare, and he couldn't get out of the basket with his assistance, Chang Yu was still very satisfied with Li Yan's arrangement, not to mention that he always wanted to take the opportunity to weaken Liu Liangzuo's power.

Later, Chang Yu told Li Yan about his order, Lu Daqi and others to send troops from Chizhou to the west, to recover the lost territory, and go straight to the thief army's old Wo De'an.

"In fact, the remnants of the thief army can be cleaned up with only Liu Wenbing and Liu Liangzuo's men, and the overseer has transferred Lu Shangshu and others to help in the battle, but I am afraid that it is not just for De'an's den of thieves...... Isn't it, Zuo Liangyu of Wuchang? ”。 Li Yan's seven tricks are exquisite, and the tacit understanding with Chang Yu is incomparable, and when he hears the words, he knows the deep meaning behind it when he hears the words and groans slightly.

"General Li, who knows me, is also" Chang Yu chuckled: "Zuo Liangyu is actually a thorn in the flesh of this governor, but at this time, he can't help him, what should General Li see?" As he spoke, he gave up all his concerns.

Li Yan listened carefully, and said in silence: "Zuo Liangyu's previous support for the army was actually shaky because of the turmoil in the imperial court, but now under the successive victories of the Lord Governor to drive the Tartars and sweep away the thieves, my Da Ming is stable, and Bai Wang has been removed, Zuo Liangyu has a certain number in his heart at this time, and he does not dare to disobey the order."

"Not really" Chang Yu shook his head with a wry smile: "Taiyuan, outside the Guan, plus the Gyeonggi area to Shandong, after several major wars, the national strength has been lost to the extreme, it is this time that the southward bandits and silver are all relied on the abduction and deception along the way, fortunately, there is still surplus grain in Nanjing, otherwise this time...... Hehe, how can Zuo Liangyu not know this kind of thing, he knows that even if he disobeys the order, the governor can't help him, although the governor has soldiers and generals in his hands, but it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, not to mention how can the governor consume his troops on him...... My concern lies in his disobedience, what should I do? ”

Li Yan thought for a while and said, "The Overseer has already had a plan in his heart, although it is not perfect, but it is also the best that can be done at the moment. If Zuo Liangyu is ordered to attack Jingxiang, even if it is just for show, the overseer can withdraw to recover Xi'an, if he does not follow the army Wuchang will not move, then Lu Shangshu will lead the army into Jiujiang to put pressure and monitor, the overseer can still attack Xi'an first or stop the army to rest and recuperate, and then slowly figure it out, the overseer ordered Lu Shangshu and Zhao Zhilong and others to lead their troops to come.

Chang Yu sighed: "This is a helpless move, and this governor can only do this step after racking his brains, so he invited General Li from Anqing to discuss and see if there is a good plan."

Li Yan smiled bitterly: "The successive battles in the past few months have been regarded as exhaustive, at this time the treasury has been exhausted, the army has run out of food, and the army is tired, although the overseer's move is helpless, it is the best strategy at the moment, and there is no other way."

Chang Yu sighed again: "The matter has come to this point, we should consider it in the long run, what does General Li think we should do next?" Li Yan thought for a while: "Why don't you call the Taoist chief to discuss together" Chang Yu hummed and called someone to call Li Muxian over, and the three of them drank tea in the lobby, sometimes frowning and sometimes showing their faces.

It was drizzling in the sky near noon, and the three of them had a result, in addition to the attacking troops sent, the rest of the soldiers and horses were resting and recuperating in various places, including Chang Yu himself was also waiting in Dongliu County, he had to wait for the results.

Wait for two results, first, whether the attacking troops can regain the lost ground and approach the thief's cave like a bamboo, and second, Zuo Liangyu's reaction after receiving his letter.

If Zuo Liangyu disobeys the order, he will send a large army to advance and exert pressure, and if he goes down the slope, Chang Yu will return to the court to recuperate and prepare to recover Xi'an.

"At this time, Bai Wang gave the head, Anqing surrendered, General Li should take the lead with the thief Cheng Niandong, as long as he shows up, the thief army in Wangjiang, Pengze and other places will surrender without hesitation, with this can fight all the way to the thief army Lao Wo De'an, and even De'an will surrender directly without spending a single soldier" Li Muxian suggested, but was denied by Li Yan: "The Taoist chief doesn't know, Cheng Niandong was forced to surrender, and at this time there is a potential danger of letting the tiger return to the mountain, and if he leaves the camp at this time, his subordinates and Liu Zeqing's subordinates will not agree, One carelessness will lead to rebellion."

Li Muxian didn't understand, after all, he didn't know much about the things here, but Chang Yu knew very well that if Cheng Niandong was allowed to fight, in addition to the possibility of returning to the mountain, his subordinates would think that Li Yan would deliberately kill him by taking him away, and Liu Zeqing's subordinates would think that Li Yan would deliberately let him go, and the two gangs would not agree.

At noon, when the three of them were eating, the guards came to report that there were troops passing by the riverside, and there was no doubt that it was Liu Wenbing and Liu Liangzuo of the Western Expedition sent by Li Yan.

These two soldiers and horses are less than 5,000 points of waterway, Chang Yu wanted to cross the river to comfort him, but finally gave up because of the heavy rain, after a nap after dinner, Li Yan asked to go back to Anqing, after all, the situation over there is complicated, and there is no fuel-efficient lamp, and one can cause a big mess if he is not careful, and although he asked Zhang Qingzhen to take charge of military affairs when he came, he can hold Huang Degong, Gao Jie, these two bastards, not to mention the angry Liu Zeqing.