Song Jiang and Wu Yong never thought that their self-righteous plan would be seen by Huang Wenbing at a glance. After Sun Tu thought that this might be a conspiracy to lure the tiger away from the mountain, he continued to think deeply.

Huang Wenbing didn't know what he was thinking. Seeing that he was silent, he was a little worried and said, "Maintain, this matter cannot be neglected. If the Qingzhou Kongxu was taken advantage of by the Liangshan bandits, the consequences would be difficult to say."

"I know, but Dongping Prefecture cannot be left alone, otherwise it may be really destroyed. At that time, the casualties of military and civilians will be our responsibility. This official is not only the chief supervisor of Qingzhou, but also the chief supervisor of military and horses of various prefectures on Jingdong Road!" Sun Tu had his own considerations. After saying this, Huang Wenbing really didn't know how to persuade him again.

"What's more, I'm not going to do anything in the prefectures. Once I watch something happen to Dongping Prefecture, it will only make the hearts of the soldiers below colder, and it will be even more difficult to command them. But on the contrary, if I can save Dongping Prefecture and defeat the Liangshan bandits this time, it should be much easier to order the troops of each prefecture to listen to it.

"So this rescue of Dongping Prefecture is a bit risky, but the benefits are not small, and it is worth a try. But before that, I have to ensure the safety of Qingzhou before I can send troops." While speaking, Sun Tu already had a detailed strategy in his mind. After saying this, he stood up and said: "Let's go, let's go to the military camp to speak."

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Huang Wenbing couldn't say anything else, so he could only take the order to accompany him out, and soon arrived at the military camp where he was still practicing enthusiastically.

As time went by, the murderous aura in the Qingzhou army camp became heavier and heavier. At this time, the school ground was still divided into two sides, with the male soldiers on the left and the female soldiers on the right. The former was practicing the formation change under the command of Qi Desheng, while the latter was accustomed to various tactics of attacking the battle formation under Hu Rong's supervision.

As early as a year ago, after fighting with the enemy for many years, the Qingzhou army had already understood how much role the battle formation could play in combat. As long as the entire army was united and commanded properly, hundreds of people could often kill thousands of enemies and fall apart, and their own casualties could be ignored. Therefore, although the practice of the battle formation on weekdays was the most boring, these soldiers did not dare to be careless at all.

The situation of the female soldiers looks better than that of the male soldiers. Although these women have only been in the army for a month or two, they look quite neat when they are slashing their guns and stabbing their swords. Obviously, they have worked hard on this.

Although women cannot compare with men in terms of physical strength, they also have their strengths, such as endurance, patience and care, which are sometimes more useful in the army than individuals.

The practice of daily life is often the most boring, and it is often easy to get bored and distracted after repeated cycles. Even the elite troops in the army cannot be avoided. At that time, experienced generals will choose to let their soldiers rest for a while before training. However, women obviously can withstand this boring and mechanical exercise more than men. Sometimes they don’t need to rest after half a day of training. Therefore, over the past month, the growth and progress of this female soldier is completely visible to the naked eye.

Of course, in addition to the unique advantages of being women, another reason why these female soldiers can devote themselves to training is that they are very satisfied with their current life. They don’t have to worry about food and clothing in the military camp, and they can also get the same amount of military pay as male soldiers every month. This is a gain that could never be obtained no matter how much they do at home.

As they were able to earn the same amount of money as men for their family, the status of these women at home was greatly improved, and they seemed to be no longer vassals of their husbands. In this way, not only were they more motivated, but they also brought up the trend of women joining the army. This is another key reason why the Qingzhou army was able to recruit more than 800 female soldiers in just over a month.

When Sun Tu saw the performance of the soldiers on the school field training, he didn't feel satisfied. In fact, as long as he was given enough time and with this virtuous cycle, he could really train an elite army that could sweep the world. But unfortunately, the tree wanted to be quiet but the wind did not stop, so this time he was inevitable.

After listening to the story of Sun Tu and Huang Wenbing, Lin Chong, Yang Zhi and other generals also showed concern: "This matter seems a bit difficult. The generals plan to rescue Dongping Mansion, but if they really give the bandits an opportunity to take advantage of it, it would be too much of a loss."

"So we need to make corresponding preparations." Sun Tu's eyes swept across the faces of the generals under his command: "This time I plan to only lead 1,500 male soldiers and 500 female soldiers to rescue, and the remaining more than 1,000 people will stay in the city to prevent accidents."

"Can you really defeat the bandits and save Dongping Mansion by just two thousand people?" Yang Zhi said a little vaguely. There was something he didn't say, that is, there were five hundred female soldiers among them. Can they really kill the enemy on the battlefield?

Sun Tu seemed to see his thoughts and smiled and said, "I dared to fight thousands of Liangshan troops at the beginning, and fought and won them. So, can't I win now with two thousand soldiers? And you all have to believe in your own robes. Everyone sees how hard the soldiers have practiced these days. Isn't the daily practice just to be able to fight the enemy?"

After pausing, he said seriously: "I recruited female soldiers not only to make my Qingzhou army more troops, but also hope to let them contribute to Qingzhou."

"I also believe that the sisters will not drag everyone down. When we arrive on the battlefield, we will never retreat timidly!" It was Hu Rong who said this. Because of some excitement, her pretty face still looked red at this time.

Faced with such a positive statement, Yang Zhi and the others naturally couldn't question it anymore. But then, a new question was raised: "What about Qingzhou? How should we defend the city?"

"In fact, our Qingzhou city wall is high and deep. Unless tens of thousands of troops forcefully attack the city, the thieves will not be able to threaten us. I think it was because the Liangshan bandits saw this that they thought of using this trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain. But this is obviously not enough, even if we only leave a thousand people to defend the city, this place is not something they can easily capture." Sun Tu expressed his guess: "So the only thing to beware of is that they send people to sneak into the city early. Once the inside and outside are in harmony, then my Qingzhou will be in danger."

"It really has to be guarded against this. This move was the most common move when the Liangshan bandits attacked some prefectures and cities in the past." Qi Desheng nodded deeply and agreed. After knowing that he would inevitably fight Liangshan next, he had collected many relevant battle examples from the other party and made many summary.

"So the soldiers who stayed in the city are also responsible for a great responsibility, even more dangerous than the one who led troops to rescue Dongping. They must be those with high martial arts skills and shrewd and careful people." When Sun Tu said this, his eyes swept across the faces of his subordinates again, and then he reported several names: "Lin Chong, Wu Song, Shi Qian, you three stayed in Qingzhou to assist Huang Gongfu in guarding the city."

Although the three of them were stunned for a moment, they soon stood up and fists again and responded to this order. If they had not prepared the prelude to the previous few words, they would naturally have some thoughts in their hearts, but now they feel that they have to bear the responsibility on their shoulders and have to defend the city with all their heart.

Sun Tu had his own considerations for choosing these three people to stay. Lin Chong had a great prestige in the army and was the highest martial arts in the Qingzhou army. With him in the city, he naturally had more guarantees. Wu Song was a man with rich experience in the martial arts world, and he was brave and meticulous. With him, some tricks played by the bandits in Liangshan should be exposed in time.

As for the last Shi Qian, he was the ancestor of the rat and dog stealing. He paid attention to the changes in the city. Even if the Liangshan bandits disguised themselves, they would not be able to hide the truth. Sun Tu believed that as long as the three of them and Huang Wenbing cooperated, it would be enough to make the thieves who dared to sneak into Qingzhou City come and go. As long as they could cut off the internal worries of sneaking into the city, even if Song Jiang led a large army to attack Qingzhou later, the more than a thousand people and the people in the city would be enough to support him in the army.

After solving all the problems, the rescue of Dongping was completely settled.

After the military order was issued, the Qingzhou military camp naturally became restless. For these soldiers who had worked hard for several months, being able to go out to fight and kill the enemy was the best motivation. Moreover, this time they were dealing with the Liangshan bandits that had already formed a great hatred. This did not require the generals to say anything mobilized. Both male and female soldiers were full of fighting spirit and wished they could kill the enemy immediately.

The news then expanded, and the people of the city also knew that the army would go on a war. Although everyone was a little worried, after all, the Qingzhou army had returned in terror and suffered heavy casualties, after thinking that the commander of the army was Sun Dujian this time, the people were all confident. How could our Sun Dujian be compared to those idiot guys?

After several days of preparation, on the morning of September 16th, two thousand Qingzhou troops raised their banners and left the city in a mighty manner. When the people who were seeing off saw the Sun-like banner floating in the front moved with the wind, they even cheered with "resolute victory" and "magnificent" cheers, which made the morale of the entire army increase out of thin air.

When this scene fell into the eyes of a strong man wearing a hat, there was no strangeness in his eyes: "Sun Tu actually has such a great reputation in Qingzhou. It seems that our copycat has really encountered a strong enemy this time. Fortunately, they have already fallen into a trap. It is time to bring the news back and let Mr. Lu and others think of it into the city!"

In order to ensure safety, Liangshanbo sent people to sneak into the city early, and the second confrontation between the two sides officially began.
Chapter completed!