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What Liu Chun mentioned made Li Kaiyang look confused.
"Don't tell me that the fur trader who just left here has nothing to do with you. We are all so familiar with him, yet you kept it secret from me." Liu Chun said with a smile.
After hearing this, Li Kaiyang understood what the other party meant, and immediately said: "It's just a small business. If Commander Liu is interested, I will ask him to contact you later."
"Then it's settled. Once Yulin City is defended, let him find me." Liu Chun said with a smile.
"Definitely." Li Kaiyang agreed with a smile, and then said, "Didn't you go back? Why did you have time to come to my house? Could something have happened?"
The two of them separated after coming out of the General Military Mansion. At this moment, Liu Chun came to the door, which made him a little curious about the other party's purpose.
Liu Chun picked up the lidded bowl sent by the servants of the Li family and said: "The bandit army is coming soon. The art of war has it that only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle. I came to your house this time to learn more about the bandit army. .”
"I have already told you about the rebel army at the General Military Mansion. Commander Liu does not need to make a special trip to my manor again," Li Kaiyang said.
Liu Chun took the tureen away from his mouth and said, "You are the only one in Yulin City who has ever fought against the bandits. Among us, you are the only one who knows the bandits best."
After speaking, he looked at Li Kaiyang.
"You are ashamed of me. Who doesn't know that I was defeated by the bandit army in Taiyuan Mansion." Li Kaiyang's face turned a little ugly.
Liu Chun hurriedly put down the tureen in his hand, waved to Li Kaiyang and said: "Don't get me wrong, I don't mean this. I really want to defend Yulin City, and guarding Yulin City is a good thing for you and me. .”
"I really have nothing to hide. I have said everything I need to say. Anyway, I am not optimistic about being able to defend Yulin City." Li Kaiyang spread his hands helplessly.
He did not lie about this matter. He told everything he knew about the Tiger-Character Banner Army in front of Commander-in-Chief Wu Zimian.
Moreover, even if he doesn't say anything about these things, he can still know everything as long as he goes to the officers and soldiers who have fought against the Tiger-Character Banner army.
Liu Chun hesitated.
Thinking of going back like this, he was a little unwilling, so he said again: "Then let's talk about it carefully, it's okay, I can't make this trip in vain!"
"Okay, if you are willing to listen, then I will say it again." Li Kaiyang was also pestered by Liu Chun and had no choice but to tell him again what he knew about the Tiger Character Banner Army.
Liu Chun listened very carefully.
After hearing this, he frowned and said, "If the bandits are really like you said, this battle will be very difficult, and there is a real possibility of the city being breached."
"You and I have been in the army for many years, and we all know that a strong army means nothing more than strong soldiers and strong horses. To put it more bluntly, it means having more money than anyone else." Li Kaiyang said, "The Ming Dynasty must have more money than the rebel army, but the Ming Dynasty has all the money. Call those sons of bitches greedy, and with the little money left in the army, there are not enough weapons and armor, so we can use whatever we use to fight the bandit army, and we will naturally lose every battle."
Liu Chun looked embarrassed when he heard this.
He usually did a lot of things about embezzling money from the Mo army. Although he knew that Li Kaiyang was not talking about him, he still felt embarrassed.
"Okay, I've said everything that needs to be said. How to defend Yulin City next depends mainly on you and the soldiers and horses of the Yulin Guards." Li Kaiyang picked up the tea cup at hand and took a sip of tea.
Most of the soldiers and horses from Yansui Town were sent out, and those who stayed in Yulin City were mainly the soldiers and horses of Yulin Guards.
Suddenly there were rapid footsteps outside the door.
Soon, the housekeeper of the Li Mansion came in with a soldier wearing double-breasted cotton armor.
"Sir, General Wu's people are anxious to see you and General Liu, sir." The housekeeper glanced at Liu Chun who was sitting in the room.
The soldier standing on the side took a step forward, clasped his hands and said, "Traitors were found outside Yulin City. My general ordered the young one to ask Deputy General Li and Commander Liu to move to Zhenyuan Gate."
Zhenyuan Gate is the southern gate of Yulin City.
"How did it come so fast?" Liu Chun frowned.
Guide Castle was dozens of miles away from Yulin City. When he thought about it, he would have to arrive at the gate of Yulin City tomorrow at the earliest.
Li Kaiyang said: "You go back first, I and Commander Liu will rush over right away."
"My dear, please excuse me." The soldier bowed and left the room.
As soon as he left, Liu Chun said immediately: "The bandit army came so quickly. Many things in the city have not been prepared yet. I hope the bandit army outside Yulin City is just a small group of bandits."
"Let's go, we'll find out later when we go to the city wall and take a look." Li Kaiyang took a sip of tea, stood up from his seat, and said to the butler, "Put on the armor for me."
The housekeeper hurriedly asked his servants to get Li Kaiyang's armor.
With the help of his own soldiers, Li Kaiyang put on the armor sent by his servants.
Outside the gate of the mansion, soldiers have been arranged to wait here with horses.
As soon as Li Kaiyang and Liu Chun left the house, they each rode on the back of a war horse and rushed towards the Zhenyuan Gate of Nancheng with their soldiers.
When the two people arrived, the area around Zhenyuan Gate was already filled with defenders, and even a team of defenders was left guarding the horse road.
Leaving a soldier to watch the horses, Li Kaiyang and Liu Chun climbed onto the city wall from the horse path.
"Two generals, come with me!"
Wu Zimian's soldiers had been waiting at the horse crossing for a long time. As soon as the two men climbed onto the city wall, they immediately stood up and took the two of them to Wu Zimian's place.
"Take a look!"
When Li Kaiyang and Liu Chun were brought over, Wu Zimian raised his finger and pointed to the light outside the city, and said to the two of them: "See for yourselves!"
Li Kaiyang and Liu Chun looked in the direction of the finger.
hiss!
After just one glance, the two of them gasped at the same time.
It was not difficult to see that the light outside the city was fire. However, what surprised them was that the dots of fire outside the city connected together, which was enough for them to recognize that what was outside the city was a large army with many soldiers and horses.
"Didn't I just receive the news that Guide Castle had fallen? How come the rebels came so quickly!" Liu Chun stared at the situation outside the city in stunned silence.
The situation in front of him was very different from what he had imagined before boarding Zhenyuan Gate.
"It doesn't matter how the rebels got here. The top priority is how to defend Yulin City in front of the rebels." Wu Zimian looked at the two subordinates beside him.
In Yulin City, the only people who were qualified to discuss with him how to defend the city were these two people around him.
"What do General Wu mean?" Li Kaiyang asked Wu Zimian.
Liu Chun would only follow Li Kaiyang's words and turn to look at Wu Zimian, but he did not speak.
Wu Zimian hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively: "Do you think you can take advantage of the fact that the bandits have just arrived and their footing is unstable, so they can go out of the city to attack the camp at night?"
