Su Zhirou said angrily: "Dad, you are really confused, it is not you who the court wants to deal with, it is the husband who is right, if it is only to deal with you, how can the court send 100,000 horses to secretly attack?"

"Isn't it good to deal with Ziling?"

Su Bairen said in surprise: "According to the latest news we received, Ziling defeated Li Yuan's army in one fell swoop, not only took the three major towns in the northwest, but also took over the control of the north from Xiahou Yuan, so the imperial court no longer has to worry about Li Yuan and Xiahou Yuan, the two great heroes." Ziling has done such a good job, why should the imperial court still ......"

Speaking of this, Su Bairen finally understood a little, and suddenly said: "Could it be that the imperial court thinks that Ziling will become the new Li Yuan or Xiahou Yuan sooner or later, so it wants to cut it off in one fell swoop while he is still in his fledgling, this is ...... That's a ......."

Su Zhi said softly: "Dad, do you finally understand? The imperial court has been perverse for many years, just to consolidate his Luo family's country. Now that Li Yuan and Xiahou Yuan have fallen one after another, Fujun has naturally become the biggest threat in the eyes of the imperial court, if they uproot Fujun's foundation Laochao Songhu City, isn't it the same as Fujun dealing with Li Yuan's Mijing City?"

Su Bairen's face suddenly turned pale, and he sat for a long time before muttering: "Even if the imperial court really wants to deal with Ziling, you don't have to treat me like this? I have been loyal to the imperial court for many years, but what does the imperial court treat me for? I really can't believe it if I send troops to send troops over, or if I sneak attack......

Su Zhirou said anxiously: "Dad, whether you believe it or not, since the news has come out, in order to protect ourselves, we must take precautions as soon as possible, and we can't sit still." ”

Su Bairen calmed down and said, "This matter is too important, I want to go and bring Ma Dai over to discuss, you go back first." ”

Su Zhijiu said: "Now that the matter is urgent, I don't know when the Yinyan Legion of Hui Yinghong will arrive, I think my father should go to the Songhu Legion with Lord Ma Dai to discuss countermeasures first." Qingshuang's side has already received a notice, and now it should have begun to set up defenses. ”

Su Bairen was a little dizzy for a while, and when he heard Su Zhirou say it reasonably, he said: "It's okay, I'll let someone call Ma Dai to rush to the Songhu Legion together to see how the situation is on Bai Qingshuang's side." ”

Soon after Su Bairen and Ma Dai hurried to the military camp of the Songhu Legion, the fast horse outpost sent by Bai Qingshuang had already reported back, saying that a large number of troops with unknown banners were rapidly gathering a hundred miles outside the city, and it seemed that there were as many as 100,000 people in total, and it seemed that they were preparing to launch a surprise attack.

Su Bairen, Ma Dai and the others were all shocked, they didn't expect that the imperial court's brigade would be in the city so soon, and there were indeed as many as 100,000 people. Cold sweat broke out on Su Bairen's forehead, and he anxiously rubbed his hands and paced back and forth in the barracks, completely out of order for a while. Even Ma Dai, who is usually quite wise, is worried and doesn't know what to do.

Bai Qingshuang said: "Lord Su, Lord Ma, I have ordered the entire city gate to be closed, and let the legion enter a state of first-level combat readiness. ”

"Level 1 Combat Readiness ?......"

Su Bairen and Ma Dai didn't quite understand what it meant, and Bai Qingshuang hurriedly explained: "This is the defense measure that Fujun has arranged a long time ago, dividing the defense level of the legion into three levels, and letting the legion enter different defense levels according to the criticality of the situation. Level 1 defense is the highest level of imminent state of war. ”

"After entering the first level of combat readiness, all the defense plans of the army have been officially activated, and all the fortifications above and below the city tower have entered a wartime state, and all personnel have been put in place. At my command, the legion can go into battle at any time. ”

Su Bairen said in surprise: "Are you saying that the whole army has already had a defensive plan to deal with emergencies?

Bai Qingshuang said confidently: "We usually have regular defensive drills according to the deployment of our husband, and now after entering the first level of combat readiness, all the personnel are in place, even if the enemy immediately attacks the city, we can deal with it easily." Moreover, in terms of the current situation of our Songhu City's city defense, it is close to the sea on both sides, and only the south gate and the west gate need to be garrisoned. ”

"The west gate is backed by a mountain, and the nearby mountain road is narrow and difficult, making it difficult for a large group of men and horses to pass, as long as a small number of troops are stationed there. If the enemy wants to attack the city, the only way to attack it is from the south gate. Our Songhu Regiment was stationed near the South Gate, and the main tactical drills in peacetime were all carried out inside and outside the South Gate, so we were extremely familiar with the terrain in front and behind. Although we don't have as many troops as our opponents, we can still cope if we can't hold out. ”

Su Bairen and Ma Dai were greatly relieved when they heard this, and Su Bairen said, "Qingshuang, what should you do now?"

Although Bai Qingshuang answered fluently, these were all discussed with Yu Yulan just now, in fact, she was quite nervous in her heart. If she was asked to lead the army out of the city to kill her, she would not be afraid, but now that she had to take on the safety of the entire Songhu City, Bai Qingshuang was still a little apprehensive in her heart. Hearing Su Bairen's inquiry, Bai Qingshuang unconsciously looked at Yu Yulan beside her.

Yu Yulan was only thinking about how to help Bai Qingshuang defend Songhu City to ensure the safety of the entire family and even the whole city, but she didn't feel too scared. When she saw Bai Qingshuang asking for her opinion, she stepped forward and said:

"Lord Su, Lord Ma, now that the enemy army is about to descend on the city, and we have made preparations for defense, all that remains is to notify the husband to come to the rescue as soon as possible. Before that, we can use delaying tactics, ask Lord Su, Master Ma and Qingshuang to go to the city tower to observe the enemy situation first, and if possible, delay the enemy's attack as much as possible, so that our defense is more fully prepared. ”

As soon as Su Bairen heard the reason, he discussed with Ma Dai and the others, and immediately followed Bai Qingshuang to the city tower to observe the movement of the enemy army.

Yu Yulan and Xiao Hui said goodbye and went home, but Yu Yulan had already negotiated with Bai Qingshuang before, and asked her cousin Yu Deping to take a few cronies to the northwest to ask for help in the northwest.

Yu Deping is familiar with the roads around Songhu City, and should be able to easily bypass Hui Yinghong's Silver Swallow Army and go to the northwest. The defense of Songhu City is relatively stable, and it is believed that it can hold out for a long time. As long as Shi Ziling can arrive in time, then he can fight back the Yinyan Legion from inside and outside.

When Su Bairen led everyone to the tower of Songhu City, the soldiers above and below the tower were already in place, all the city gates had already been closed and reinforced, and a large number of flying stones, rolling logs and arrows used to defend the siege were ready. Su Bairen, Ma Dai and the others looked at the orderly preparations of the soldiers up and down the city tower, and suddenly felt relieved.

Ma Dai sighed: "Ziling is really an outstanding handsome talent, I didn't expect him to take precautions and make emergency arrangements in the legion early, and now it really comes in handy." It's a pity that our total strength is still a little less, and even with my auxiliary defense force, it is only 40,000 people, and I don't know how long we can hold out. ”

When they climbed the lookout platform and took a closer look, they saw a large number of people and horses rapidly heading towards Songhu City dozens of miles away. Although these horses did not have a clear banner, they were well-trained regular troops, and the first 10,000 cavalry troops were at the forefront, and there were many female soldiers, who were about to come to the city in a short time.

Ma Dai exclaimed: "There are so many female soldiers, this must be Hui Yinghong's Yinyan cavalry battalion." It is said that there are 2,000 female soldiers in the Yinyan cavalry battalion, all of whom are lay disciples of Emei, and all of them have extraordinary martial arts strength. And Hui Yinghong is the first master of the contemporary Emei faction, and can rank in the top 30 on the list. They rushed to the front, and sure enough, they wanted to attack our Songhu City by surprise. ”

Su Bairen looked at the Yinyan cavalry battalion that was getting closer and closer, and his heart was extremely heavy, he had been a first-class member in the east for many years, and he didn't expect that he would suddenly face the crusade of the imperial army, and his mood at this time was indeed mixed.

Bai Qingshuang was excited and nervous, she had already heard of the name of Hui Yinghong's Yinyan Legion, and as a female general, she also wanted to compete with Hui Yinghong, so she couldn't help but say: "I really want to open the city gate to have a good fight with Hui Yinghong, and see how capable this world-famous female general is." ”

Su Zhirou, who had already changed into a man's clothes and followed aside, hurriedly dissuaded: "Qingshuang can't make mistakes, now that the enemy is outnumbered, we just need to delay their attack, and when the reinforcements from the husband arrive, it will not be too late for us to fight with them." ”

Bai Qingshuang said with a smile: "I understand, just watching their cavalry battalion keep approaching, the fighting spirit in my heart can't stop rising, I really want to compete with them!"

Su Bairen and Ma Dai glanced at each other, they both knew that Bai Qingshuang's temperament was a little impatient, and when they heard her say that the fighting spirit in their hearts was rising, they couldn't help but be worried that Bai Qingshuang was too impulsive. Su Bairen said: "Qingshuang, now our forces are obviously weak, and Ziling doesn't know when Lu Dao will receive the news and come to the rescue, you must calm down." ”

Ma Dai also said: "That's it, you are now the chief general in the army, and all the soldiers are only looking at you, you must not be impulsive!"

Bai Qingshuang said helplessly: "Don't worry, the two adults, my husband has taken care of me again and again when he leaves, Qingshuang knows that she has a heavy responsibility on her shoulders, and she will discuss everything with Zhirou and Sister Yulan repeatedly, and she will never make a false claim." ”

Su Bairen heard Su Zhirou say that Yu Yulan was extremely smart, and hurriedly said: "By the way, that Miss Yulan seems to be quite wise, since Ziling also took care of it when she left, you should discuss it more." ”

Su Zhisoft said: "Sister Yulan is extremely intelligent, good at inference and analysis, and is the best candidate for military advisory, while Xiaohui's martial arts strength is extremely good, and she is almost no longer under me and Qingshuang." It's a pity that none of them are from the legion, and they are women, so it is not convenient to enter and exit the legion. ”