The bridgehead was busy and chaotic.

Lu Daming, who came with Zhang Guangcheng first in the afternoon, heard that Han Xiufeng had arrived, so he hurried to the bridge with a few long men. Before they could speak, another boat came on the river, and Chu Chenggui stood at the bow of the boat and said that the gentry on the other side had to come to visit. Li Changjing's brother-in-law only knew a rough idea of how to set up the camp, how big it should be, and how to deploy it, but he didn't know it, and ran to ask with a torch.

Han Xiufeng didn't know who to explain to first, a fire appeared on the river and the river bank in the south, and then a villager ran panting to tell him, it turned out that Li Changjing had returned from the Fairy Temple, and the Xiang Yong he brought at noon turned into a slender man, and dragged back more than 20 wooden rafts from the Fairy Temple overnight. In addition to the wooden rafts, he also brought back eighteen boats of hemp rope, iron nails, axes, sledgehammers, saws, pouches, shovels, and kerosene, and was anxious to find someone to move ashore.

Everyone is busy, where to find someone for a while.

Han Xiufeng was having a headache, Zhang Guangcheng also came back, he and the villagers who took him away at noon came back from the north, and gathered thirteen small boats and eight big boats in the dark, and couldn't find so many boatmen for a while, so they tied more than 20 boats together, and let the villagers drag them back from the river bank with hemp rope like Li Changjing dragged the wooden platoon.

All the leaders who could take charge on their own came back, Han Xiufeng simply put aside all other things, and asked the big boss to invite Zhou Xingyuan, who was busy recruiting spies by the river, to come over, and then called Lu Daming, Chu Chenggui, Jiang Huai, Wang Ruhai, Zhang Guangsheng, Zhang Ming and other big and small leaders to talk at the bridgehead with Zhang Guangcheng and Li Changjing.

"Brother Zhang, Brother Li, Brother Zhou is a good friend of Xiufeng, he was born as a person, not only served as a magistrate in Chuxiong Mansion in Yunnan, but also served as a friend of Lord Lu, the governor of Liangjiang in Jiangning, and is more familiar with thieves than all of us combined. And we can't be ignorant of the bandits' movements, so I asked Brother Zhou to help us recruit spies to find out the news of the bandits. ”

Zhang Guangcheng knew that there were people in Han Xiufeng's court, and he was not surprised at all by Zhou Xingyuan, who suddenly appeared, not to mention that now is the time to employ people, so he immediately arched his hand and said: "It turned out to be Master Zhou, disrespectful and disrespectful!" ”

"Li Changjing has seen Master Zhou."

"You don't need to be polite." Zhou Xingyuan hurriedly returned the salute.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now is not the time to be polite, let's get down to business first." Han Xiufeng took the pen and paper that Wang Ruhai found, asked Wang Ruhai and Chu Chenggui to help hold the paper, quickly drew a picture, put down the pen and said: "Brother Zhang, Brother Li, whether we can hold it for six days depends on whether the camp is strong or not, but now not only do we have to set up camp, but we also have to hurry up and practice, so the matter of camping will be driven by the two of us." ”

"Zhixing, there are still a lot of ships that have not been captured!" Zhang Guangcheng said worriedly.

"I don't care about that much." Han Xiufeng looked back at the direction of Yangzhou and said helplessly: "Even if all the large and small ships near Daqiao Town are destroyed, the thieves can still collect civilian ships from Yangzhou." Not only can't we dispatch so many people now, but even if we can, we don't have the time, and we have priorities, so we can only let go of other things first, and set up camp first. ”

Zhou Xingyuan was afraid that they would not take it seriously, so he said eagerly: "Two, the bandits have come with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and how much grain can there be in Yangzhou City, and now no one dares to go to Yangzhou to do business." I bet the bandits will come out to grab food as soon as they gain a foothold, and maybe they will be killed in Daqiao Town tomorrow! ”

Thinking that the bandits were attacking everywhere and relying on the grabbing of grain and grass, Zhang Guangcheng hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, the top priority is to camp first." ”

Time was urgent, Han Xiufeng didn't care to ask Li Changjing's opinion, so he pointed to the map he had just drawn and continued: "The big camp takes the bridgehead as the central axis, 1,000 steps to the south and north, and 1,500 steps to the east. ”

"What about the walls to the south, north and east?" Li Changjing asked eagerly.

"From the east, south, and north, we took local materials, dragged all the boats and boats on the river, nailed the timber that had just been dragged from the Fairy Temple, paved the bridge panels removed from the bridge and the door panels removed from the rows of houses, and hurried up to make a wooden fence that was one foot five high and could accommodate three people walking side by side."

Han Xiufeng paused, and then said: "There is not enough wood for bamboo, I passed by the bridge when I came in the afternoon, and I saw several bamboo sellers in the bridge town. Brother Li, you can talk to those gentry later, and ask you to gather some people to go to the bridge and bring more bamboo. ”

"Okay, I'll talk to them later."

"The gentry will ask Brother Li, what we lack most now is manpower, talk to them well."

"Brother Han, you can rest assured, although they live on the other side, as long as we can hold the east bank, their foundation on the west bank can be kept, at least the land will not be robbed, so they will definitely help us."

"Okay, you go tell them now."

"Brother Zhou, take the next step first."

"Brother Han, if I don't have anything to do here, I'll be busy too."

"Go ahead, I'm tired of you."

Han Xiufeng saw Li Changjing and Zhou Xingyuan away, pointed to the picture and continued: "Brother Zhang, what I just said was the wall, and now if we want to talk about the barracks, the bandits not only have shotguns but also cannons, and we can't help but make preparations for anti-artillery." In addition, you will not be able to find so many materials for a while and a half, so you have to gather men to dig holes in the camp, dig a few more, dig deeper, spread wood on them, and spread sacks full of earth on the wood, which can not only prevent artillery but also live people, and can also store food and gunpowder. ”

"Okay, I know how to dig."

"Not only do we have to dig more holes, but we also have to dig a few more trenches, and if the bandits really come around from the south or the north to besiege and bombard, our men will not only be able to take refuge in the trenches, but also move in the trenches."

Zhang Guangcheng didn't dare to joke with his own life, and agreed: "This is a solution, don't worry, brother, I will definitely dig the trench in all directions!" ”

"Dig inside the camp and dig outside the camp." Han Xiufeng picked up the pen again and drew a circle on the map: "We didn't have time to dig a moat, so we could only dig a trench to protect the wall, and bury some bamboo thorns in the trench, so that the bandits would not be so easy to attack under the wall." By the way, remember to leave a camp gate here and install a drawbridge. ”

"Okay, as soon as you say that, I have the bottom in my heart."

"And." Han Xiufeng pointed to the map, and then said: "Each of the four corners of the camp has an arrow tower with wood, and we can stand as high as we can, and only by standing high can we see far." ”

It's easy to say, but it's not so easy to do.

Zhang Guangcheng stared at the picture and said solemnly: "There are not enough people, even if you can find people, if you want to set up the camp at the earliest, it will be noon the day after tomorrow at the earliest!" ”

"There are not enough people to find Lao Li, didn't he go to those gentry, as long as the local gentry are willing to contribute, not to mention that manpower is not a problem, even materials are not a problem."

Han Xiufeng handed the picture to Zhang Guangcheng, and immediately turned around and said: "Chenggui, there is a big camp under our feet, and idlers and others can't get close, and the same is true for the bridgehead on the other side." Now go to the other side and gather the ferrymen, and set the ferry to the south, far from the bridge. It's the same here, it also has to move south, and all the idle people and others have to take a detour! ”

"Yes!"

"Lu Daming, hand over all the dozen or so bandits you captured to Wang Ruhai, and then lead the brothers of the Taiyong Battalion to Jiaojiazhuang to rest, and then gather the brothers to practice when it is dawn."

"Master Han, what should we do when we leave here?"

"You don't have to worry about this, you are here to fight, not to work!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Guangcheng had already seen that the group of villagers recruited by Han Xiufeng later was different from the previous ones, and he also thought that there had to be a soldier who could really dare to fight the bandits, not only did he not object, but raised his head and said: "Brother Han, I don't have much money here, but I have a lot of food, why don't you wait for someone to send a few thousand catties to Brother Daming?" ”

"It's okay, I don't have much food here." Han Xiufeng nodded slightly, and then changed his words: "Wang Ruhai, you quickly gather the brothers to make sixteen station cages, and after you do it, lock all the thieves captured by Daming in Yangzhou to show the public!" ”

The bandits were about to be killed, and although these people were not afraid on the lips, they were still afraid in their hearts.

How could Wang Ruhai not guess Han Xiufeng's good intentions, and hurriedly bowed down to receive the order: "Obey!" ”

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Waiting for Han Xiufeng to send everyone away, Zhang Guangcheng pulled him aside and asked, "Brother Han, is there any news about Zhang Tingrui, do you know where he went?" ”

"Not yet, but I'm sure he's abandoned the city and fled for his life."

"What should I do over there in Taizhou?"

Han Xiufeng realized that he was fed up with Old Ghost Xu's anger, and he was going to clean up Old Ghost Xu, so he looked at the firelight on the other side and muttered: "Brother Zhang, Old Ghost Xu is hateful, but at the moment of the great enemy, we have to think about it thoroughly, so that the overall situation is important." It's easy to let him get out of here at this time, but if he is really driven away, who will preside over the city defense of Taizhou? ”

Zhang Guangcheng couldn't help but smile and said: "My brother doesn't know, my father can take back the official seal at any time to preside over the overall situation." Rugao's Doctor Luo really lives up to his reputation, and it is really a wonderful rejuvenation. ”

"Lord Lingzun's illness has been cured?"

"It's not cured, but it's almost better."

"Great, since Ling Zun's illness is almost over, then we have nothing to worry about. But what should I do after taking back the official seal, is there a charter on Ling Zun's side? Han Xiufeng was still a little uneasy when he thought about it.

Zhang Guangcheng said with a smile: "My father said that when he gets back the official seal, he will summon Qingzhuang to go to Baita River to fortify, and when he arrives at Baita River, he will send someone to send us a letter, and then we don't have to defend here." ”

If the bandits really went to attack Taizhou, Han Xiufeng didn't think that he would be able to defend the Baita River. If he was just an outsider, Han Xiufeng would rather watch Old Ghost Xu cover the sky with one hand than see Zhang Zhigao, the sick son of the old dragon clock, take charge of Taizhou again. However, he is not an outsider, if he allows Old Ghost Xu to cover the sky with one hand, he will be killed by Old Ghost Xu sooner or later.

Thinking of this, Han Xiufeng said quietly: "Brother Zhang, the state city can't be unmanned, it is not appropriate for the respected relatives to lead the young man to Yiling, in my opinion, it is better to let the old ghost Xu lead the young man to guard the Baita River, lest he stay in the city and make waves." ”

"Let him go to Baita River, what will we do then?" Zhang Guangcheng didn't want to be killed by Old Ghost Xu in a daze, but thought about how to kill Old Ghost Xu, so he smiled wickedly and said: "Please don't stir up the general, my father will not be happy to get back the official seal Old Ghost Xu, it is better to let my father take this opportunity to let him take some young people to help the Fairy Temple." ”

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