Hongzhou City is not big. It was originally a town under Xiazhou, but later it was promoted to a state for various reasons.

Generally, prefectures in Xixia will have a county under their jurisdiction, but Hongzhou is obviously not enough, just a city stands alone in the border area.

"The left is Zhe Jizu, but if he wants to come over, he has to conquer Yinzhou and Xiazhou first, so what we need to do is prepare."

In a hoarse voice, Wang Shu, the governor of Hongzhou, looked up.

A dark face, the skin on his cheeks looked a little black and red. His eyes were fierce, and wherever he went, the generals under his command nodded.

The map is a bit rough, but it does not prevent Wang Shu from thinking about the situation.

Everyone surrounded the map and someone asked, "What if the Song army attacked from us?"

Wang Shu said: "It is possible. If you attack Hongzhou, the Song army will face attacks from left to right as soon as they come in. Once we are trapped under the city, our army will encircle on three sides, and they will naturally fall into a hard battle. But..."

His fingers were wandering on the map.

"But the Song army is led by Chen An in the middle of the line. This person is full of tricks, so we must be careful."

Everyone nodded.

Wang Shu looked up and saw that everyone was afraid of their faces, and said, "What are you afraid of? We are waiting for our work, are we still afraid of his peace?"

A general smiled bitterly and said, "The Dutong Army, Chen An fought several times with Daxia. The opponents were the late emperor and the current empress, but this person had never been defeated. Even if he took Suizhou, the empress could do nothing. The man used his troops without any trace, and once he launched his defense, no one could defeat him, so he had to be wary of his counterattack."

"Song's arms are powerful!"

A general had a look of fear in his eyes, "At that time, the officials followed the army to fight. In front of the Song army's array, our warriors were helpless, and the Song army's firearms flew overwhelmed with smoke and flames everywhere, like hell. Chen An was indifferent to the central army, and just waited for our army to weaken the momentum and launched an attack... You can't underestimate the enemy!"

Was this person frightened by Chen An?

Wang Shu looked at him coldly, suddenly slapped him on the ground, then walked over and stepped on his cheek, "That's an offensive, idiot! And we are defending the city, do you understand? No matter how powerful Chen An is, he can only touch his head and blood under the city of Hongzhou!"

The general nodded with difficulty.

Wang Shu let go and said, "But Chen An is cunning, we cannot slack off. Send more scouts to find out the news, and the Great Wall Ridge, so that they can be more alert. If there is any news, they will come and report it."

He pushed the door out, took a deep breath of cold air, and said lightly: "Three large troops of the Song people are attacking, and Xingqing Mansion must be unstable. We need a victory to inspire people. So we are cheering up. If Chen An dares to come, he will make him hate Hongzhou!"

"yes."

The generals agreed.

Morale was like a rainbow for a moment.

Someone said, "The Chen'an field battle is indeed good and has never been defeated, but we have a city to protect it and we don't go to attack him, so he can only attack the city."

"Yes! If he dares to ignore it and cross Hongzhou City, we can cut off his food route and let him collapse without fighting."

"Prepare." Wang Shu said happily: "Get all the things guarding the city, so that every household can collect feces from the pit, prepare more gold juice, crossbows, and catapults. When the Song army came from afar, they could only make some small siege equipment and firearms, and smash them with stones before they could get close!"

"The commander-in-chief is very smart."

With the order, the entire Hongzhou City became excited.

Various defensive materials were transported to the top of the city, and these equipment were still being built in the city.

Wang Shu supervised for half a day and did not return until dark.

He had just disappeared from the top of the city, behind a big tree two miles away from the city, Yan Baoyu put away the telescope and went back.

After walking for more than a mile, three hundred horsemen of the Mangshan Army were resting behind a small landfill.

Huang Chun was dozing in animal skins. After hearing the sound of footsteps, he asked, "How?"

Yan Baoyu said: "The Liao army is on high alert, but there are many fewer people on the city wall at this moment."

"How can you show some means if you are not on guard?"

Huang Chun yawned and said, "Go to do it later."

There was a sound of footsteps in front of me, and a village soldier hurried over, "The Langjun came with the cavalry, and the infantry was right behind."

Huang Chun quickly got up to greet him.

It was already dark, and the last group of scouts had just entered the city, and the fields were vast, as if they were cold to form a solidified country.

Chen An came with the generals, and Huang Chun rushed over and said, "Mr., the villain is about to take action."

Chen An nodded and continued to walk forward.

These are the unparalleled scouts in the world?

All the generals looked at these rural soldiers and were so greedy. They thought that if they had such outstanding talents under their command, they would be able to serve them as ancestors!

No matter ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad, in many cases, the important factors that determine the outcome of a battle will never be missing.

When the strengths of both sides are not very different, once you learn about the enemy situation first, the battlefield will be unilaterally transparent to you, and if you can't beat you, you will be a pig.

"I've met Mr. Lang."

Under the glimmer of light, Wang Zhenchao saw the reverence on the faces of the village soldiers.

Chen An transformed them from bandits to the most outstanding rural soldiers in the Song Dynasty, which is naturally worthy of respect.

Everyone was shocked.

"Eat."

Everyone squatted down and took out their own dry food to chew.

The so-called dry food is cooking cakes.

Chen An kept his supper in his bag. At this moment, he took it out and the cooked cakes were still hard.

Take a bite, then drink a little water, and wait until the water slowly soaks the cooked cake before chewing it.

It tastes tiring like this, but it's quiet.

Chen An ate a pancake, suddenly stretched out a hand and handed a piece of jerky meat.

"Mr., please eat one."

Wang Zhenchao's face was full of sincerity.

After the villagers opened the passage of Great Wall Ridge, Wang Zhenchao was completely convinced.

Chen An didn't want to eat it, but he finally took it.

Hey!

The jerky meat turned out to be soft?

Chen An was puzzled, and Wang Zhenchao said, "The lower official is holding his body close to him, and he is soft and harmonious."

Chen An nodded silently and ate jerky.

"You drink water."

Another general took out the water bag and said, "The minister is warmed up, please take a sip."

Chen An took two big sips and said, "Thank you."

After all, they all had supper and rested for a quarter of an hour. Chen An attracted Huang Chun.

"How many hours do you need?"

Huang Chun had already thought about it, "From here to the city, walk, and explode the city gate, Langjun, for two quarters of an hour."

Wang Zhenchao couldn't help but remind: "The enemy will definitely arrange manpower on the city gate, and it's probably not easy to deal with!"

When transporting gunpowder bags to the city gate, you have to avoid the enemy who is constantly patrolling. But now it is dark, how do you know when the enemy will walk above the city gate?

"no problem."

Huang Chun gave the answer with a smile.

Chen An ordered without explanation: "The whole army will rest for two hours."

So the whole army began to rest, and various ways to keep warm were displayed here one by one.

Two hours later, the lively rural soldiers gathered.

"You need two quarters of an hour, and the army will lead the horse to set off in a quarter of an hour."

After a quarter of an hour, I led my horse slowly, and I was sure that the Mangshan Army could blow up the city gate...

The generals did not know where Chen An's confidence came from, so they sent orders.

The war horse's mouth was put on a cage and the horse's hooves were also processed. A quarter of an hour later, the cavalry set off.

Wang Shao followed behind, feeling his heartbeat so fast.

Is this the battlefield?

He looked at Chen An who was calm in front of him and felt that the county duke did not take Hongzhou seriously at all.

Can the Mangshan Army safely arrive in front of the city gate?

This question circles in everyone's mind.

When the time comes, Chen An sets on the horse without hesitation.

Wang Shao behind him was a moment later.
To be continued...