After listening to Liang Qi's analysis, Zhang Shumo shook his head: "Probably not, if Liu Ye returns to Jingguo, then it is impossible for them to bypass Qinghua and go directly to fight Xu Liang, it is taboo to go deep alone!" ”

Yang Hua nodded: "I think Zhang Shumo's analysis is reasonable, even if Liu Ye dares to take risks, the people of Jingguo should not agree." So could it be that the Northern Route Army received some news and went to support Xu Liangcheng. ”

"Impossible, what does Xu Liang have to support? Who will fight Xu Liangcheng now? Besides, if there is only the Northern Route Army, then where did they get so many cavalry? Liang Qi denied.

Zhang Shumo showed a solemn face after hearing this: "Several pavilion commanders are only estimated numbers, so it should not be accurate to judge which unit is by the number of cavalry." However, as Brother Liang said, no one should attack Xu Liang now, so the Northern Route Army should be stationed in the next city. They suddenly sent troops to Xu Liang, if it wasn't for support, then it could only be an attack! ”

Everyone fell silent, and Lou Zaiying couldn't help but ask, "But is Liu Ye really so bold?" General Su treats him well, and he is not afraid of being spurned by the world when he strikes back at this time? Moreover, there were 50,000 Western Route troops stationed in the city in the last period, once he could not attack for a long time and the Western Route Army arrived, he would have no way to retreat. ”

Zhang Shumo shook his head: "No, he has a way out." Even if he can't capture Xu Liangcheng, he can still take refuge in Jingguo. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Shumo looked at the crowd and continued: "I guess Liu Ye had planned this step a long time ago, but Zhang Lu's rebellion allowed him to implement it in advance. In the Northwest Army, many people know that Liu Ye has been secretly buying grain, iron and other materials, these are all materials that Jingguo lacks, if I guess correctly, all the materials purchased by Liu Ye should be sold to Jingguo! He did this to collect money, and secondly, to take the line of Jingguo so that he could find a way out for himself. ”

Zhang Jian sighed: "In this way, Liu Ye will definitely turn around and beat us when he beats Xu Liang, how can you deal with it?" ”

Liang Qi snorted: "Zhang County Order, are you so sure that Liu Ye can defeat Xu Liang?" Not to mention that Xu Liang still has 2,000 township soldiers, there are as many as 1,000 private soldiers in the General's Mansion alone. Moreover, there are quite a lot of big households in the city, and if all the big households' homes are pulled into a team, I am afraid that it will be close to 10,000 people, plus Xu Liang's city defense, how can they resist the Western Route Army to rush to support! ”

Who knew that Zhang Jian flicked his sleeves and said to Liang Qi: "Liang Qi, I see that Liang Jia has always let you score three points in his face, but don't forget that I am the county magistrate of Qinghua City!" What I'm going to discuss now is what should happen to Qinghua City, not Xu Liangcheng, if you are worried about your brother, you can go back to Xu Liang by yourself, I will not stop you! If you don't dare to go back, stay with me honestly, and don't make noise in my ears! ”

When Liang Qi heard this, he shouted angrily: "Zhang Jian, you! Okay, I'll go back to Xu Liang now, I want to tell my brother what you just said as it is, and see if you dare to be presumptuous! ”

Zhang Jian sneered: "Hmph, can't you still see the current situation clearly?" Do you think you're the younger brother of the county guard? Your Majesty is gone, you and I are nothing! ”

Zhang Shumo hurriedly said: "Don't be angry, two adults, the current situation is just our guess, as for whether Liu Ye attacked Xu Liang, we still need to confirm." Zhang Xianling, why don't you lend us a thousand soldiers and horses, and we will rush to Xu Liang to investigate. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Shumo looked at the county lieutenant Yang Hua again, Yang Xue and Yang Lin were still in Xu Liangcheng, Yang Hua would definitely not care. So Zhang Shumo said to him: "Lord Yang, you have an opinion." ”

Yang Hua took a deep breath and said to Zhang Jian: "Master Zhang, the lower officials think that it is not impossible to send a thousand people over to take a look. If Liu Ye hadn't attacked the city, then we would have just spent some things. If Liu Ye really attacks the city, we can hide in the shadows first, and whoever wins will help him, which can be regarded as a favor. ”

Zhang Jian thought about it for a long time after listening to it, and finally said: "Okay, according to Lord Yang's opinion, but I don't worry about handing over this soldier to them, Lord Yang has to bother you to run in person!" ”

Yang Hua couldn't ask for it, so he immediately responded. As soon as everyone discussed, without further ado, they immediately marched towards Xu Liangcheng with a whole team.

Due to the unknown situation, the result of this trip to Xu Liang is unknown. So Zhang Shumo didn't let Lou Zaiying follow, but took Liu Nature, who he had just met, with him. Originally, Lou Zaiying was a little uneasy, but Zhang Shumo insisted again and again, and Liu Tiantian's kung fu was obviously higher than Lou Zaiying, so Lou Zaiying finally compromised.

Seeing off Zhang Shumo and others, it was noon when Lou Zaiying returned home, and before she could enter the door, she was stopped by Hu Kun.

"Mrs. Lou, why didn't Zhang Gongzi come back with you? I heard that an army is leaving the city today, is there going to be a war? ”

Lou Zaiying nodded with a little concern: "The situation is chaotic, Zhang Shumo went to Xu Liang with the troops, and there may be a war over there." ”

Hu Kun showed a trace of worry after hearing this, but quickly changed to a smiling face: "Thank you Mrs. Lou for telling me to say goodbye." ”

Back at the restaurant, Hu Kun hurriedly told Lu Li the news he had discovered, and Lu Li's face changed greatly after hearing this: "We can't let the second young master be in danger alone, we have to hide him in a safe place, and when the old master succeeds, we will also be considered a great achievement!" Let's set off quickly, even if we intercept it, we have to intercept the second young master back! ”

About 20 miles north of Xu Liangcheng, there is a small village called Feng Zhuyuan, which is named because the village is surrounded by bamboo forests. At this moment, Yang Hua and his troops were hiding in Feng Zhuyuan.

"Yang Hua, have we been waiting here all morning? If Xu Liang's side is already fighting, what's the use of us hiding here? Liang Qi asked puzzled.

Yang Hua snorted coldly: "Now that we don't know anything about the situation in Xu Liangcheng, wouldn't it be the target of Liu Ye's attack to go rashly?" ”

Zhang Shumo knew that Liang Qi was not stupid, but now that his family was all in Xu Liangcheng, he had lost his mind. So he hurriedly persuaded him: "Brother Liang, only by knowing oneself and knowing the other can one not be defeated, the current situation is still cautious, and it is not too late for us to make a decision when we find out clearly!" ”

After a while, a light cavalry rushed back and hurriedly reported to Yang Hua what he had heard: "Report to your lordship, it is Liu Ye's troops who are besieging the city. Now that they have surrounded Xu Liang's group, Liu Ye led a large army to be stationed at the north gate of Xu Liang, estimated at four or five thousand people from the number of tents, and one army was stationed at the other eastern, western, and southern gates, estimated at two thousand people. They besieged but did not attack, as if they were waiting for the people of the city to surrender. ”

Yang Hua frowned: "Strange, shouldn't Liu Ye be quick to decide?" Otherwise, when the Western Route Army comes to support, how will they fight? ”

Zhang Shumo's interview was solemn: "No, when I was in Qinghua City before, the pavilion chiefs estimated that Liu Ye had about 20,000 people, but now there are only about 10,000 soldiers and horses besieging the city, where are the 10,000 horses left?" ”