Everyone gathered around Zhang Shumo and listened to him talk about the whole plan.

"The last time Liu Ye attacked Qinghua City, it was clear that his army had returned to Xu Liang, but in the face of provocations, even if the number was less than ours, he still dared to fight, which proves that he is a person who thinks highly of himself, and he has never taken us seriously!"

"Liu Yebing has a wide range of soldiers, and he can really not take others in his eyes in the northwest. Compared with Zhang Lu in the capital and Sima Xiao in the inner capital, Liu Ye is not enough. So I thought of inviting Zhang Lu's soldiers and horses to deal with Liu Ye. ”

"Zhang Lu has a garrison in Jiyuan County, and Xiuwuzhi borders Jiyuan County, as long as Liu Ye's people are led to Xiuwuzhi, Zhang Lu's garrison can come to support within a day. But if you want to lure Liu Ye to Xiuwuzhi, the only way is to fight here! But with our previous forces, we have no strength or reason to attack Xiuwuzhi, and if we attack rashly, it is likely to arouse Peng Mao's suspicions. So I made a gesture of giving it a go and started conscription. In this way, we not only have enough troops, but also can attack Xiuwuzhi on the grounds of lack of food, so as to avoid Peng Mao's suspicion. ”

"During this period, I asked Lu Li to get in touch with Zhang Lu's army stationed in Jiyuan County and persuade them to send troops to attack Liu Ye. After learning that Zhang Lu had sent 20,000 black iron cavalry, I arranged the battlefield on the wilderness thirty miles east of Xiuwuzhi to give full play to the advantages of the black iron cavalry. In order to prevent Liu Ye from discovering the abnormality, I discussed the time with the Black Iron Cavalry, so that they would not set off until the first day before the battle, so as not to be discovered by Liu Ye's people. ”

"But if the Black Iron Riders want to rush from Jiyuan County to Xiuwu in more than a day, they have to go at full speed, so they can't carry too much baggage, so I contracted the supply of the Black Iron Cavalry's baggage. I asked Liu Tiantian to escort the grain and firewood to the east, just to deliver supplies to the Black Iron Cavalry. Originally, my idea was that the Black Iron Cavalry would set up camp thirty miles east of the city, wait for work, and then annihilate them in one fell swoop after we lured Liu Ye's men and horses. It's just that I didn't expect Liu Ye to break through the city so quickly, but fortunately, there were no accidents. ”

"After the reinforcements and ambush points are arranged, it is time to ensure that Liu Ye is led to Xiuwuzhi. So I deliberately made a big deal out of the situation of Xiu Wuzhi, and released the news that I was going to attack Xiu Wuzhi, in order not to make Peng Mao and Liu Ye suspicious, I also asked people to investigate the situation in Mengzhou City to hide people's eyes. At the same time, I asked people to spread the news of our conscription in the two cities, first, to expand our military resources, and second, I need to pass this news to Xu Liangcheng and let Peng Mao and Liu Ye know. ”

"Sure enough, Peng Mao soon learned that I was recruiting on a large scale, and he had planted his eyeliner among the outcasts and blended into our ranks. This is thanks to Brother Lu Li, Brother Lu quickly discovered the spy, so I used the mouth of the spy to spread the news of the attack on Xiu Wuzhi to Xu Liang. ”

"In order to let Peng Mao be fooled, I deliberately recruited unrestrained troops, so that he thought that I was going to fight Liu Ye in a decisive battle after the beginning of spring. Peng Mao naturally knew that Qinghua City did not have enough grain to support the huge army, so when the spy told him that we were going to attack Xiuwuzhi and grab food, in order to prevent us from obtaining food, he would definitely let Liu Ye stop us from attacking the city, so that Liu Ye would definitely come to Xiuwuzhi! ”

"Then I passed on the wrong siege time to Liu Ye through my spies, and in doing so, first, to ensure that we successfully attacked the city and got the supplies to be delivered to the Black Iron Cavalry. The second is to confuse Liu Ye and make sure that he will not choose to retreat after knowing that we have already laid down Xiu Wuzhi! ”

"I deliberately ordered someone to catch Peng Mao's spy in our army, and left a big gap for the spy to escape. As long as the spies escape, they will inevitably tell Liu Ye that we have attacked the city in advance. As I said just now, Liu Ye thinks very highly of himself, and when he knows that I deliberately designed to put him at a disadvantage, he will rise to the challenge even more! You all know the rest of the story, so I don't need to talk about it. ”

Zhang Shumo said his plan in one breath, because he didn't sort it out in advance, so he said it more jumpy, but the people present still understood what he meant. Everyone couldn't help but sigh, this plan just sounded so complicated, and they really didn't know how Zhang Shumo ensured that every step of the plan was accurately implemented.

At this time, the battlefield had been cleaned up, and Zhang Shumo and the others came to the camp of the Black Iron Cavalry.

The temperature of the winter night was very cold, and everyone did not feel it when they were fighting, but now they felt a biting chill when they stopped. Firewood, prepared in advance, was put into play, and bonfires were lit everywhere in the camp for heating, and braziers were lit in the tents to ward off the cold.

Zhang Shumo came to Hu Gen's tent and saw Hu Gen, Zhang Shumo hurriedly thanked him.

"This battle is thanks to the general's black iron cavalry, I have written down this kindness, and I will definitely repay it in the future!" Zhang Shumo said as he bowed deeply to Hu Gen.

Although Hu Gen does not know Zhang Shumo's identity, it is not simple to guess Zhang Shumo's identity through Zhang Lu's letters. This battle caused Hu Gen to lose more than 2,000 black iron horses, if it was someone else, Hu Gen would have scolded his mother a long time ago, but in the face of Zhang Shumo, Hu Gen just said coldly: "I just do what I order, if you want to thank the lord!" ”

Zhang Shumo didn't care about Hu Gen's attitude, and after thanking Hu Gen, Zhang Shumo came to the tent where Pang Yuan was being held again, and Pang Yuan was deeply impressed by this battle.

"In the next chapter of Shumo, I have seen General Pang!" As soon as Zhang Shumo saw Pang Yuan, he clasped his hands into fists and saluted.

Pang Yuan looked surprised, he had imagined many situations in his mind, but he didn't expect the other party to be so polite, and he didn't know how to respond for a while.

"General Pang, have the soldiers ever treated you badly?" Seeing that Pang Yuan didn't speak, Zhang Shumo asked again.

Only then did Pang Yuan respond: "That's no, what kind of treatment do I want from a defeated person." It's that you're pretending to be acting here, I don't know if it's and intentions! ”

Zhang Shumo was not angry, sat next to Pang Yuan and said: "I don't have any intentions, it's just that the general Jue's martial arts are extraordinary, and I want the general to work for me, that's all." ”

Pang Yuan sneered: "Hmph, then don't bother talking, loyal ministers don't serve the second master!" And to want me to be loyal to you, a general, is a fool's dream! ”。

Zhang Shumo sighed twice: "A good loyal minister does not serve the second master, then let me ask you, should you be loyal to General Su Han in the Northwest Army?" When Liu Ye rebelled and killed General Su Han, not only did you follow Liu Ye without hindrance, where did your loyalty go? ”

Pang Yuan was speechless when asked, Zhang Shumo got up and patted: "Don't worry, I won't force you, but I won't let you go." I'm not a saint, and if you don't want to be used by me, then don't try to work for others! ”