It was only on the evening of November 14 that Wang Shouzhong realized that something was wrong.

The harassment of the Chengde army on the Zibo border was not the norm, but it was also uncommon. In the past or two years, the situation had become more and more common. After all, the northern part was severely drought, and he knew very well about the situation in the three towns of Heshuo. Both the Chengde army and the Wei Bo army could not hold on anymore.

Wei Bo's army was a little bit good, after all, Daliang was supported, and Cheng German army gave Daliang a bad impression, so it was not easy to get some extra money and food from Daliang.

Therefore, if the miscellaneous troops other than Zhang Chujin's personal soldiers want to keep going, they can only fight grass valleys everywhere.

Therefore, Wang Shouzhong didn't care much about the attack on the Zibo-Qinghai border area. The 12th Army of the Pinglu Left Army attacked and expelled. If the customary rule was that these Cheng-Devil army raided the border area for a period of time and gained some benefits, it would be almost time to leave the country.

However, the situation was slightly different this time, the Chengde Za Army that was attacking was larger than usual, and it launched harassment and plunder on the Zibo Qing border almost at the same time. The 12th Army did not achieve much results when it attacked. It was dragged on the front line of Bochang and Gaoyuan, and even a military army in Zibo was dragged down.

But this was nothing. Wang Shouzhong believed that as long as the gang of miscellaneous troops had enough, or realized that they could not get any benefits, those guys would naturally leave. So when Linqu said that the Taishan bandits were circulating and attacking the large households outside Linqu, he also sent out the 11th Army of the Pinglu Left Army.

When Zhu Mao, who was entrenched in Jeju, suddenly attacked Qizhou, Wang Shouzhong was a little surprised and nervous.

What was surprised was how Zhu Mao dared to attack Jeju. Zhu Mao fled from Yanzhou to Jeju. Among the four armies under his command, there were two cavalrymen, and only two infantrymen. Two infantrymen were going to attack Qizhou, which was also two infantrymen, and also one cavalrymen. Zhu Mao was kicked by a donkey with his head?

It is obvious that Zhu Mao’s purpose is not to attack Qizhou, but to hold back the troops of Qizhou. If this is the case, then the Chengde Za Army attacked the Zibo border and restrained the two troops sent by him. Perhaps it would be as simple as attacking Caogu. Maybe it was just a matter of being able to come.

What about the bandits who are wandering over? If this is also an intentional arrangement, it would be really creepy.

So Wang Shouzhong made a quick decision and ordered Kuaima to immediately recall the 11th Army of the Pinglu Left Army in Linqu. At the same time, another fast horse went directly to Bochang and ordered the 12th Army of the Pinglu Left Army and the 9th Army of the Pinglu Left Army, which was originally stationed in the baggage, to return to Qingzhou immediately.

It should be said that Wang Shouzhong was quite decisive. He even felt that if Huaiyou really intended to do so, even if he abandoned Zibo, he would first strengthen Qingzhou's defense.

But all this seemed a little late. The Chengde Za Army, who should have left long ago, seemed to have become particularly fierce and difficult this time. They surrounded the Pinglu Army on the front line of Bochang and Gaoyuan, making it impossible for them to escape.

Similarly, the fast horse was intercepted and killed when he went to Linqu to send a message. In fact, even if he sent a message, the 11th Army of the Pinglu Left Army could not leave Linqu, unless the 12th Army of the Pinglu Left Army felt that he could fight against the same number of cavalry in the field.

When the warning message came, Wang Shouzhong had already begun to strengthen the city defense system of Qingzhou City, including rolling wood, rocks, golden soup, strong crossbowmen and catapults. Everything was running in an orderly manner. This was the confidence of Pinglu Army.

Wang Shouzhong was not afraid of the Huai Youjun coming to attack Qingzhou. He was a little worried that he would be trapped by the Huai Youjun, so he took the opportunity to join forces with Zhu Mao to capture Qizhou or attack Zibo, which would also cause considerable losses to the Pinglu army.

But when he saw the overwhelming Pinglu Army surrounding the four gates of Qingzhou, he realized that the Huaiyou Army had no other plans at all, and even everything he did from Linyi to Yishui was a performance, which was to drag his tens of thousands of troops on Linyi and Yishui.

But can this conquer Qingzhou City?

Wang Shouzhong did not think that the Huai You Army could do it. He had 10,000 troops in his hands, and they were all elite. In addition, he temporarily gathered the gentry and family soldiers and garrison troops in Qingzhou City, and recruited some masters, and he could still get three or five thousand people. Of course, his combat power was definitely not comparable to his own tooth army.

Even if the Huai You Army was five times more than 10,000 troops guarding Qingzhou City, Wang Shouzhong did not think that he could conquer Qingzhou.

What's more, as long as an abnormality is found in Mizhou and Haizhou, he will quickly mobilize troops to return to the army for reinforcements. He doesn't believe that he can't defend even for a month.

He quickly walked up the city wall stairs, and the young man with a helmet and armor came up, "Master!"

"Lack of the Confession, how is the situation?"

"The enemy is coming very fiercely. All four gates discovered the Huai You Army. Judging from its banner, it should be that the Huai You You Zuo Army and the Wuning Zuo Army have arrived." The Pinglu Army has never relaxed its intelligence reconnaissance on Huai You. After all, it occupied Haizhou and was inevitably inseparable from a battle with the Huai You Army, so the Pinglu Army also had a good understanding of the Huai You Army.

"The visitor is not good. It seems that the Huaiyou Army really wants to take down Qingzhou City in one go." Wang Shouzhong snorted softly, "It seems that Zhu Mao attacked Qizhou, Cheng German army harassed the northern border, and even the East-Hai Pirates landed in Denglai, and Linqu was attacked by Taishan bandits, are all means to attract our attention. It has to be said that Huaiyou has achieved its goal to a certain extent."

"Your Majesty, after all, we can't get into the big table. We can use the current troops in the city to fight them without any return. Our Pinglu army is not a transgressive army, nor is it a Taining army. If you want to ate Qingzhou, you have to be prepared to break a few big teeth!" The strong man raised his head confidently, "I'm afraid that the Huai You Army will withdraw its troops after two days when the situation is not good. That would be too disappointing."

"Lucky, don't be careless. It's no accident that Jiang Feng can sweep across Huainan and Huainan in two or three years. Yan Si is right. Jiang Feng is a bold and arrogant guy with a very gambler. He has been won by this guy every time before, so they want to do the same in Qingzhou."

Wang Shouzhong still felt some worries. Liu Yansi's reminder was still echoing in his heart that day. Although Jiang Feng likes to bet, he is definitely not an abrupt person. He must have made sufficient preparations. It can be seen from the previous things that without a month of careful preparation, he could not do these things.

"Hmph, Qingzhou is not Yanzhou, nor Xuzhou! There are only Pinglu Army who died in battle, but no Pinglu Army who was scared away!" The strong man curled his lips contemptuously, "The country bumpkins in Huaiyou are okay to scare Zhu Mao and Shi Feng, but they are not enough to see in front of Pinglu Army!"

"I am afraid of us, of course we are not afraid, but we can't be careless either." Wang Shouzhong pondered: "I originally wanted to send people to Mizhou and Haizhou to send troops back to the rescue, but I was worried that the Huai Youjun army would take advantage of the situation to ambush. LaCrosse, do you think..."

"Your Majesty, there is no need. The situation of Huaiyou is actually not good. Nanyang and Caizhou have long been eyeing him. They have come so hard that they want to fight quickly. We cannot fulfill his wish. With the strength of our city, we will be more than enough to defend last month. If we urge Mizhou in a hurry, it will be easy to be taken advantage of by Huaiyou." The strong man is not a simple-minded person, and he is very careful in considering the problem. "If you are still worried, you might as well introduce the situation to Erlangjun and Yansi, and make decisions based on your own facts."

These words were pertinent, and Wang Shouzhong was very satisfied. "Well, Jun Yue's words are reasonable, so I will make this arrangement. By the way, Jun Yue, you and Jian Qiu are probably going to work hard, and also let He Wenzong and the others prepare. Didn't they keep shouting that the magic was buried together? This time I will give them a chance to see how the magic method can prove themselves."

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The Huaiyou Army was not advancing very quickly, especially the baggage and equipment troops behind them, almost as they walked along the official road to the outside of Qingzhou City, and then began to prepare at the four gates according to the arrangement.

Before this, detailed information illustrations of Qingzhou city defense system had already been placed on Jiang Feng's case table, which is the question of how to attack.

Outside the four gates of Qingzhou City, there is a rush gate, which takes advantage of the rush gate. Of course, Jiang Feng is also very alert to this. Don’t be used to being a hunter, but in the end he is bitten by the prey, which will become a joke.

The Fourth Army of Wuning Cavalry was stationed near Tumen, specifically responsible for responding to the assaults of the cavalry in the city.

At the same time, the offensive arrangements for the four gates are also being adjusted.

Whether it is siege equipment or magic equipment, there is a focus on attacks on the four gates. The east gate and the west gate of Qingzhou City are the main gates, while the north and south gates are relatively small, so they are probably now filled to death.

Of course, it does not mean that if you fill the city gate holes to death, you can solve the problem. No siege can avoid siege just because you fill the city gate holes to death.

The main direction of the attack is of course the East Gate. This is because the East Gate traditionally faces the direction of Denglai, and this place has always been the heart of Pinglu, while the west is facing Qizhou. Traditional enemies, such as the Three Towns of Hebei or Daliang, are likely to come from the west, so this is the focus of defense.

For Huaiyou, it is almost the same to attack Qingzhou City from any direction, but the main attack direction is always determined to facilitate the inclination of the equipment and magic power, and Huaiyou also determined the south and east sides.

Both sides will be the main attack direction of the Huai You Army, and that side is the real breakthrough direction, but this needs to be determined as the war progresses and changes in the situation.

The Huaiyou Army, who arrived at the city of Qingzhou, did not rush to attack, and even seemed a little contemptuous. The Master and the baggage soldiers set up tents in an orderly manner, and the bases and vehicles of some equipment began to be assembled, and the stones needed for the catapult cart and the fire dragon cannon also began to be collected on a large scale to prepare for the next battle.
Chapter completed!