Chapter 192: Setting up camp and digging trenches

Jiang Jinshi walked at the very front of the caravan. When passing by Baiyan City, he wanted to find Luo Feng to ask about the situation, but finally learned from his brothers that Luo Feng was not in Baiyan City, so this matter had to be dropped.

At this moment, Luo Feng was on a high slope outside Panjiang City, with Xiexiezi and several subordinates behind him. None of them spoke, their eyes burning as they stared at Panjiang City a few miles away.

The city wall was four zhang high, built with bluestone, shining in the sun, clearly frequently repaired and maintained. The figures of the garrison on the city wall were clearly visible, and the reflection of armor and weapons flashed from time to time.

"This is a tough bone to chew!" Xiexiezi's eyes were complex. Fighting against such a garrison indeed required some courage.

"Even if it's hard to chew, we have to chew it! Can't let Big Brother down!" Luo Feng sighed.

Xiexiezi sat on the ground without any image, not minding the dirt at all, "What are we waiting for here?"

Luo Feng sat on the ground too: "Waiting for Wang Hou's people to bring intelligence, and by the way, scout the road!"

"Why don't we go in and stroll around?" One of the subordinates suggested. They had been waiting here for two hours, which was truly boring.

"Don't!" Xiexiezi and Luo Feng spoke at the same time.

Luo Feng analyzed calmly: "The fact that we took Baiyan City definitely couldn't be hidden from these garrison troops. Just look at the constant inspections at the city gate!"

"Exactly!" Xiexiezi nodded, "Plus we didn't deliberately hide, so it's not difficult for the garrison here to get our portraits!"

"Thousands of garrison troops can't be commanded by the likes of that Team Leader, at least a Colonel!" Luo Feng didn't think the Colonel who could command thousands of people was a wine-and-rice bag.

"Squad Leader Luo, Squad Leader Xie, pretend I didn't say anything!" The bandit who had just suggested it laughed awkwardly and didn't dare to speak again!

The reason why he had to let Wang Hou participate was for this reason. Wang Hou rarely showed his face in the city, and his subordinates often mixed in other cities. Only by letting him handle this matter could he be most at ease.

At this time, two people walked out of the city gate, carrying loads, looking like ordinary commoners who had finished shopping in the city.

"They're here!" Luo Feng raised his hand to signal everyone to hide well, don't expose themselves!

The two people carrying the loads didn't walk straight toward here, but walked along the imperial road, and only bypassed it after walking further away.

"Squad Leader Luo, we've scouted it clearly."

The two walked to Luo Feng's side silently, their voices low, "Garrison General Zhang Chengze is a proper Colonel of the Imperial Court, strict in governing the army. There are about four thousand garrison troops in the city, with sufficient grain and grass, and complete military equipment! A strong attack... is not very likely!"

"What about the city defense map?" Luo Feng wasn't surprised by what the two said, and could even be said to have expected it.

The two didn't speak, just silently took out a rough city defense map from the bottom of the basket and handed it to Luo Feng.

Luo Feng opened it and looked at it for a while, "We have five thousand people at most. They have the advantage of the city wall. Five thousand against four thousand, a head-on collision is seeking death."

"Then follow the first plan. We want to starve them to death."

Luo Feng's voice was hoarse, but carried an unquestionable decision.

Xiexiezi asked in confusion: "Isn't there sufficient grain and grass in the city? The plan of siege is afraid it won't have much effect!"

"Of course I don't intend to fight them to the death. Although our grain and grass support is very sufficient, I'm also afraid of changes if it drags on for too long, so the purpose of this plan is to attack the heart!" Luo Feng's eyes flashed with a sharp light when he said this.

If it weren't for the previous attack on Baiyan City, the effect of this move was good, perhaps he wouldn't have thought of this strategy.

It is said that those who win the hearts of the people win the world. Relying on Menghuzhai's reputation in Guangwu Jun, he thought the chance of this matter succeeding was very high!

"Old Xie! Let's go!" Luo Feng stood up and walked toward Baiyan City.

"When are we taking action?" Xiexiezi stood up and patted the dust off his body.

"Tomorrow!"

Returning to Baiyan City, Luo Feng's first order was to gather all the Menghuzhai bandits. Since there were still many newcomers joining Menghuzhai every day, it had now reached more than five thousand six hundred people.

Luo Feng left the six hundred people to look after the three cities and Shixian Mountain, and prepared to take the remaining five thousand to the front line.

Including those craftsmen, they were all taken to the battlefield together, determined to take Panjiang City in one fell swoop!

Except for the Small Squad Leaders who stayed behind, all other squad leaders gathered to listen to Luo Feng's dispatch.

"I'll tell you about the siege matters tomorrow first. Xiexiezi, take one thousand people to guard the North Gate, Zhang Honghong take one thousand people to guard the South Gate, Jiang Ze take one thousand people to guard the West Gate, and I will take two thousand to guard the East Gate." Luo Feng continued in a deep voice.

"Middle Squad Leaders are generally five-hundred-person squads, so the remaining three groups of squad leaders will temporarily be headed by the people I just appointed, understand?"

"Understand!" Everyone shouted in unison, their morale very high!

"Everyone, be on high alert for this operation. I hope you won't become the breakthrough point for the enemy army, ensuring we take Panjiang City steadily!"

"Yes!"

"All troops, prepare for battle, set off tomorrow morning!"

Afterward, Luo Feng went to check the granary again. Now that Jiang Jinshi and Li Xinyue were not there, he had to make full preparations.

The grain and grass in the granary were sent a few days ago, and the quantity was not small, enough for the Menghuzhai group to eat for at least a month and a half.

Although Luo Feng was a bit puzzled about where this grain came from, and why the quantity was so large every time, Jiang Jinshi didn't say, so he wouldn't ask.

Early the next morning, the Menghuzhai group arrived outside Panjiang City, and Luo Feng immediately ordered: "Set up camp!"

Everyone hurriedly moved, took out all the materials, and began to build the camp, clearly intending to fight a long-term war.

Before long, a sturdy camp was set up three miles outside the East Gate of Panjiang City.

This scene naturally couldn't be hidden from the garrison at the city gate, who immediately responded quickly to close the city gate and report the situation to Colonel Zhang Chengze.

Zhang Chengze received the news and hurriedly arrived at the city wall. At forty years old, he was extremely experienced and immediately gave orders.

"Seal all four city gates for me, the garrison should be on high alert, and logs, hot oil, and gold juice should all be prepared for me. Once the bandits attack the city, immediately make a counterattack!"

"Yes!"

Since Zhang Chengze received the news that Baiyan City had been attacked by Menghuzhai, he had immediately made precautions, but he didn't expect the Menghuzhai bandits to come so quickly!

But Menghuzhai would stop here. He had asked the Governor for battle twice before, indicating that he wanted to suppress the bandits.

But the Governor explained the Prince of Zhenbei's order to him, so this matter could only be left unsettled.

Now that Menghuzhai had taken the initiative to come to his door, he would take this opportunity to wipe out these arrogant bandits in one fell swoop.

Zhang Chengze was very confident in himself. The number of Menghuzhai bandits was at most equal to his garrison troops, but they had armor and weapons, and they had the city to defend.

This group of people coming here was seeking death, and he wouldn't be soft when the time came. ===== CHAPTER 193 =====