A small boat came from the west bank on the south river. It was too dark. The young man who was vigilant had not seen it at first. It was not until the boat was about to row to the east bank. When Han Bo and several local gentry led a brigade of young man to arrive, the boat had turned around and disappeared on the black and black river surface.

Han Xiufeng had just arrived at the bank of the river where the incident happened, and another rapid gong sounded from the north.

He rushed to the river bank where the warning was being warned. Wang Qianli also brought the young man from Jiaojiazhuang. When he asked, he realized that the situation was similar to the situation in the south. When the people on the boat found that someone was ringing the gong on the shore, they immediately turned around and rowed the boat away.

Han Xiufeng did not think that the bandits on the other side could collect boats that could transport more than 2,600 people across the river in a short while. He also did not think that the bandits dared to force their crossing at night. He could almost conclude that the people on the two boats were ready to come over to find out the truth.

Thinking that the whereabouts of the bandits may become harassment after being exposed, they would send ships to bluff again and again, and immediately asked Li Changjing to summon more than 500 villages from Hai'an, Baimi, Qutang and other regiments to go to the village east to rest overnight. He did not receive a military order, and no matter how much noise arises here, he was not allowed to return to the camp.

As expected, the local tyrants had just walked less than half an hour. Not only did several boats come over the west bank, but they were almost at the east bank and were fighting open fire and fighting drums!

Min Zhuang, who was vigilant, was already scared. When he saw the fire on the river, he heard the movement on the river and shouted desperately. He piled on the river bank in the afternoon, and all the small haystacks that he intended to keep for warning during the day were lit. From a distance, the torches on the east bank, the burning fires of the lanterns and haystacks were like a long dragon.

The sound of gongs and drums was endless, and there were fires everywhere. The late night in Liaojiagou has never been so lively.

Han Xiufeng returned to the camp, stood on the earthen wall, looking at the dark opposite shore, and asked lightly: "Brother Zhou, what's the surname of the protagonist on the other shore? You said this in the afternoon, I didn't remember it."

Zhou Xingyuan said without thinking: "The surname is Liu, and his name is Liu Jinchang. He was a Guangxi old thief who was invading Guangxi with the pseudo-King Hong Xiuquan. He rushed from Guangxi to Hunan, from Hunan to Hubei, and from Hubei to Jiangsu. He was very cunning after many battles."

"The person surnamed Liu wants us to sleep and eat."

"They did the same when they attacked Jiangning. Fortunately, you saw through his tricks, otherwise the village heroes in the camp would not want to sleep well."

Thinking that Liu Jinchang, who was stationed on the other side, was using a conspiracy, Han Xiufeng said helplessly: "What are you seeing through their tricks? Brother Zhou has praised it, let alone what's the use of even seeing through it?"

Wu Wenming, who had not done his job during the day, had met with the bandits several times but had not done it in real life, could not help but say, "Brother Han, the soldiers come to block the water and cover the soil, why don't you let me take some brothers to the river to give them some excellence!"

Han Xiufeng subconsciously asked: "Brother Wu, are you talking about intercepting and killing on the river?"

Wu Wenming didn't want to be underestimated by Han Bo, Wang Qianli, Yu Qinghuai and others, and clenched his fists and said, "They have more soldiers than us, but there must be less ships than us. No matter how many soldiers there are on the river, it's useless. What's more, they are not only comparing to who is more brave and good at fighting, but also comparing to who is better in water!"

"But I have asked my brothers to go east to rest, and it is not appropriate to transfer people back."

"What Mr. Han said is very true. When the enemy is in front of us, we cannot change our orders every day."

"Brother Han, we don't need to call the local heroes. We can choose some local brave men with high skills and courage."

Han Xiufeng didn't want Wu Wenming to take risks and turned around and said, "Brother Wu, going to the river to intercept the thieves and bandits to fight to the death. It's okay to let those young and strong men help guard the night and help shaking the flag to cheer. I hope they go down the river to fight with the thieves and bandits, which is to send boats to the thieves and bandits, and even expose the reality of our side."

Yu Qinghuai reacted and echoed: "Mr. Wu, Mr. Han's worries make sense, we don't need to take this risk."

"If you don't go down the river and give them some power, can you make them show off like this?"

"Who said they were showing off their power, Brother Wu, look at our side, we are just as majestic." Han Xiufeng raised his arm and pointed to the firelight in the south, turned around and looked north, and laughed, "The person surnamed Liu must have been shocked by this situation. He can't figure out how many soldiers we have, hahahaha."

Yu Qinghuai couldn't help but smile and said, "Mr. Han is right. It's good now. They sent spies, and we have young and strong people. They beat the drums and drums, and we beat the drums and drums. First, compare who has more people and who beat the drums!"

The more the thieves and bandits make a fuss, the more they will have big trouble tomorrow!

Han Xiufeng didn't want to be listless tomorrow, so he turned around and said, "Qinghuai, Qianli, I guess there will be a fierce battle tomorrow. Brother Zhou and I have to go and rest quickly. Let you two be here."

"Don't worry, Mr. Han, there will be nothing wrong with us!"

"Okay, please let me know."

...

The lights inside and outside the camp were brightly lit. Zhang Guangcheng was leading the young and strong men to dig trenches overnight. He was not good to rest in the camp. Han Xiufeng did not dare to go too far, so he simply slept on the boat like yesterday. Although it was noisy outside, it was more comfortable to sleep when he swayed. Unexpectedly, he slept until dawn.

The first thing he did when he woke up was to lift the curtain to look at the river. Seeing that the wind was calm on the river, Han Xiufeng breathed a sigh of relief. Then he put on his official uniform and climbed up the shore without even washing his face. He walked into the camp from the camp gate that was open at the east gate, climbed up the earth wall against the river, and looked at Li Changjing who had just come down from the arrow tower and asked, "Brother Li, what's going on on the other side?"

"There is no movement, only a hundred thieves guarding the opposite side." Li Changjing handed the "Qianliyan" to Han Xiufeng, and then said: "Guangcheng worked hard all night, and the trenches inside and outside were finally dug. Together with Yu Qinghuai, Li Zhiyong, Wang Qianli and others just went to the big tent to rest."

Han Xiufeng raised his "Qianli Eye" to observe the movements on the other side, and asked in a low voice: "Where are the local young and strong?"

"Let them go." Li Changjing paused and continued: "Master Han, the thief bandits had not been in vain for trouble this night. They were secretly building a plank road and secretly harassed us. When we were gongs and drums, we also sent a few spies to cross the river from the south, trying to get around to find out about our reality, but they were discovered by spies sent by Mr. Zhou to inquire about the news about the Fairy Temple."

"Where are people?"

"There are four people in total, three of them died, and only one was captured alive. Master Zhou was in the thatched hut for trial." Li Changjing took a deep breath and added: "In order to capture these four bandits, the spies recruited by Master Zhou and the young and strong man who were vigiling in the south died, and more than a dozen were injured."

"If you can deal with it, you won't be a bandit." Han Xiufeng put down his "Qianliyan" and looked at the water bandits who pretended to be Taiping Army locked in the Qiaotou Station Cage, and said coldly: "If the bandits on the other side come to attack later, they will cut off the sacrifice flags that were caught at night and those locked in the station cage!"

"Okay, leave this to me."

As he was talking, Zhang Yiguo hurriedly climbed up the earth wall with an oxtail knife. When he saw Han Xiufeng, he said anxiously: "Mr. Han, the official has just come from Mr. Zhou. The thieves have not been tried. Mr. Zhou sent spies to the other side a few days ago to send back the thieves back to collect more than 40 boats overnight, preparing for the news of the invasion at noon!"

Daqiao Town is so big, it is not surprising that the bandits collected more than 40 ships overnight. Moreover, even if they can't collect them in Daqiao Town, they can still find a ship on the canal. Han Xiufeng did not dare to wait any longer, and immediately turned around and said, "Datou, hurry up and go to Chu Chenggui, Jiang Huai and Lu Daming and others to send orders to lead their troops back to the camp!"

"OK!"

As soon as Datou left, Han Xiufeng continued, "Brother Li, there are only a few estuaries leading to Liaojiagou on the bridge. Please send someone to keep an eye on the estuaries on the other side."

Before Li Changjing could speak, Zhang Yiguo blurted out and said, "Report to Mr. Han, Mr. Zhou has sent someone to watch those river mouths."

"Then I don't have to send someone to go," Li Changjing said.

Zhang Yiguo said anxiously: "Mr. Han, there is still news."

"What else is there?"

"The bandits on the fairy temple knew that we were camping here, and the troops were divided into two groups, taking the collected civilian ships along the Yan River to Taizhou, and heading all the way to us!"

Han Xiufeng didn't expect that the bandits in the Fairy Temple would actually divide the troops, and subconsciously asked: "How many people have come? Where have you arrived now?"

"The spies came to report that the bandits had just left the town, and the spies said they probably had a thousand soldiers." Zhang Yiguo came from the Fairy Temple yesterday and was very familiar with the journey. He thought about it and said, "If they walked quickly, they would be able to arrive at us at noon."

"If you guess correctly, Liu Jinchang should have sent someone to the Fairy Temple to report the letter overnight. They were planning to attack from two groups." Han Xiufeng touched the corner of his mouth and continued: "He knows it is difficult to attack from the river, so he wants the bandits in the Fairy Temple to cover them across the river."

"What should I do now?" Li Changjing asked subconsciously.

"If the soldiers come and the generals block the water and the soil, what else can they do?" Han Xiufeng asked back, then turned around and said, "Brother Li, hurry up and summon the gentry to several villages in the south, so that the people along the way can avoid it. Brother Zhang, when the bandits arrive, please help you and the second young master lead Hai'an and Jiangyan two regiments to guard the south wall."

"It's not a problem!" Zhang Yiguo hurriedly bowed to accept the order.

Han Xiufeng nodded slightly and looked at Zhang Guangcheng, Han Bo, Yu Qinghuai and others who came to hear the news, "Second Young Master, please help me and Brother Li to lead Qutang and two groups to guard the western wall; Han Bo, Qinghuai, you two lead the Baimi Group and the local gentry to guard the north wall. Qianli, Zhiyong, please help you two lead the two groups to guard the east wall!"

"Abide by the order!"

"Don't hurry to take the order, wait until I finish it." Han Xiufeng took a deep breath, looked back at the camp and said, "How to guard it, just follow the regulations discussed yesterday afternoon. We are waiting for it, and there is another battle of earth and wooden walls. Not to mention two or three thousand thieves, it is not difficult to guard it for a day for four or five thousand. In short, everything depends on you!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Han, people are there, and the walls are there, and we swear to live and die together in the camp!"

"Brother Han, where is me?" Wu Wenming asked anxiously without waiting for others to speak.
Chapter completed!