After the Gongyi battalion arrived in Chongyang, the water bandits had not come for the time being, Xu Bingzhong took advantage of this time to repair the city defense and urge Qingzhuang to dig the moat.

The moat is an extremely important fortification, but the amount of work is huge, hundreds of young men have been busy for more than half a month, and they have just dug a big ditch, which is still very early before irrigating into a river. This made Xu Bingzhong very anxious, the news from Linxiang was becoming more and more urgent, Song Jiang would attack at any time, and the moat might not be completed in time.

Although he knew that it wouldn't make much difference, he couldn't help but help himself, and after carrying the soil a few times with Master Zheng Xuan, he was so tired that he sat on the ground.

Zheng Xuan turned a bowl of tea upside down and carefully held it in front of him, Xu Bingzhong took it and poured it into his belly, and the tea immediately turned into sweat and gushed out from the pores of his body.

"The autumn tigers have passed, and it's still so hot!"

Seeing that he drank sweetly, Zheng Xuan's Adam's apple moved twice, wiped his sweat and said: "It's actually a good thing to be hot, and the water bandits will definitely not come." ”

Xu Bingzhong's eyes lit up, and he nodded and said, "I hope so, otherwise I ......"

Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves in the direction of the mountain pass, Xu Bingzhong's face changed, and he quickly stood up and looked into the distance, only to see a person and a rider galloping along the avenue, and he saw that he was dressed as a scout sent out by the county.

The scout came so quickly that he came to him in an instant, and rolled his saddle and dismounted, and said in a loud voice.

"Qi Xu Daling, Song Jiang left Linxiang yesterday and led the army in the direction of Chongyang!"

Like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, Xu Bingzhong's luck was also shattered, and he was at a loss for a moment before he hurriedly shouted to Zheng Xuan: "Go quickly!" Hurry up and invite Meng Baihu and President Wang Qian to discuss the emergency military situation! ”

Zheng Xuan hurried away, Xu Bingzhong frowned and kept going back and forth, just when he was in a hurry, Meng Bao and Meng Baihu arrived, and they complained as soon as they met.

"Donal, those soldiers in the Gongyi Battalion are all desperate, and the bows, arrows, and firearms are used in a mess, so they can't be taught at all!" Meng Bao went to the Gongyi camp to teach archery, but the recruits didn't know anything, and they didn't make much progress after learning all morning.

"Why, can't you shoot all of them?" Xu Bingzhong's heart was cold again.

"Where is the inaccurate shooting, even the bow can't be held steadily, such a soldier can't fight!" Meng Bao was still angry when he mentioned it.

Xu Bingzhong's face was even more ugly, the moat had not been repaired, and the Gongyi battalion was so unbearable, but Song Jiang's army was about to be killed......

At this moment, a group of figures suddenly appeared at the mountain pass, Xu Bingzhong couldn't help but be surprised, did the water bandits come so fast?

"Quick, let the young men go back to the city and block the city gates......"

Following his order, the young men outside the city fled into the city and moved the haode blue strip stone to block the city gate.

Xu Bingzhong quickly climbed the city tower, leaned over and looked out of the city, the group of people on the avenue got closer and closer, and gradually could see the appearance clearly, there were all men, women and children, there were about two or three hundred people, all of them carrying bamboo bags and burdens on their shoulders, and it was clearly a group of ordinary people who had fled.

The grass and trees are all soldiers, this joke is not small, Xu Bingzhong can't be ashamed, and he is greatly relieved in his heart.

Suddenly, there was a quarrel, and he hurriedly went down to the city to see that Wang Kefan had arrived with several officers from the Gongyi Battalion, blocking the young men from blocking the city gate, and was arguing with Meng Bao.

"Virtuous nephew, the Chongyang City Gate is dilapidated and thin, and it is difficult to resist the siege equipment, so it is better to block it safely, right?" Xu Bingzhong hurriedly went up to persuade.

"No! Once the city gate is blocked, our army can only be beaten passively and cannot go out of the city to counterattack. ”

Although Wang Kefan has never seen siege warfare in the era of cold weapons, the principles of warfare throughout the ages are the same, and simply retreating and defending is equivalent to giving up the initiative, allowing the enemy to calmly dispatch and use various means to attack the city, and the offensive pressure is even greater.

"Haha!" Meng Bao seemed to have heard the most funny joke in the world, and smirked twice in an extremely exaggerated manner, with a look of disdain on his face: "To put it lightly, there are so many people in the city, wouldn't it be looking for death to go out of the city to fight back?" ”

Meng Bao is an old soldier and knows the harm of blocking the city gate, but there is a shortage of major generals in Chongyang City, and he has no ability to launch a counterattack in the face of Song Jiang's army.

"Yes, this is also a last resort, there are no available soldiers in the city, so it is not suitable to go out of the city to fight......" The recruits of the Gongyi battalion couldn't even shoot arrows, and Xu Bingzhong directly ignored them.

Unexpectedly, Wang Kefan said amazingly: "If Song Jiang comes to attack, Gongyi Camp is willing to go out of the city to fight!" ”

Xu Bingzhong was stunned: "This is too dangerous!" The battle between the two armies is not child's play, how can they be rash? ”

He shook his head secretly in his heart, young people are like this, they do not hesitate to put themselves in danger for the sake of a momentary battle of words, and they do not consider the consequences and dangers at all.

"All the children of Chongyang in my Gongyi camp are guarding Sangzi, and it is my duty to rush into battle under Chongyang City and relieve the worries of my hometown fathers and elders." Wang Kefan slowed down his speech, looked around at everyone and said slowly: "Please rest assured, as long as we are united, we will definitely be able to hold Chongyang and defeat Song Jiang!" ”

Wang Kefan's expression was solemn and resolute, Meng Bao was forced by his momentum, and he didn't refute it for a while.

The war is imminent, and the voice of doubt and hesitation must be suppressed, Wang Kefan suddenly showed his edge, just to cheer everyone up and stabilize the military spirit in Chongyang City.

Xu Bingzhong's heart jumped a few times - if he is talking big, Wang Kefan must be talking big! But ......, what if what he said was true? If the Gongyi battalion can really defeat the water bandits, there is still a glimmer of hope to escape this mortal catastrophe.

"Virtuous nephew, Song Jiang has a lot of soldiers, do you really want to go out of the city to fight with him?" Xu Bingzhong felt that it was more certain to use the city wall to hold on.

"As long as you are prepared, the Gongyi Battalion can fight the water bandits with dignity and confidence." Wang Kefan seemed to be saying something very ordinary, but his tone was unquestionable.

"Nephew, tell me quickly, how should I prepare?" Like a drowning man catching a straw, although Xu Bingzhong felt that there was little hope, he subconsciously had to hold on to it.

Lu Chuanying, Zheng Xuan and others all gathered over and gathered around Wang Kefan like stars holding the moon, but Wang Kefan took a step back and deliberately retreated to Xu Bingzhong's head.

"From the point of view of the last general, the teacher's arrangement has been very stable, and it is particularly important to strengthen the defense of Chongyang City, but we should take the initiative and work the details in order to be invincible."

Without investigation, there is no right to speak, Wang Kefan did not rush to point fingers when he got out of the car, and has been visiting and observing and collecting intelligence these days. In view of the critical situation in Chongyang, a well-thought-out defense plan was proposed.

"If you want to defeat Song Jiang, you only need to do one sentence - clear the field of the strong wall, check the armor, and resist the enemy under the strong city...... "PS: Ask for recommendation again, ask for collection!"