On the second day, Zhang Shumo took Liu Nature to the military inspection. Yesterday, Shang Lei recruited more than 100 recruits, and Zhang Shumo came to see the training of the recruits. Lin Xiu had also served as a deputy general in the Northern Route Army, so he naturally had no problem training recruits.

The two were watching the recruits drill with great interest, and one man and one horse suddenly ran in.

"The young master is not good!" Lu Li rode his horse to Zhang Shumo, turned over and dismounted.

When Zhang Shumo saw Lu Li's anxious look, he knew what important information he had sought, and quickly led him to a place where no one was: "What happened?" ”

"Last night, a Western Route Army sent to Qinghua City had an encounter with Liu Ye's cavalry, and the five thousand Western Route Army were wiped out!"

"Huh?" Zhang Shumo's head buzzed after hearing this, how could an army of 5,000 people be so vulnerable to the Northern Route Army? In this way, if Liu Ye wanted to attack Qinghua City, wouldn't he be able to capture it?

While thinking, Zhang Shumo calmed himself down, he thought for a moment, and continued to ask: "Where are the cavalry of the Northern Route Army now?" ”

"They have returned to Xu Liang City!"

Zhang Shumo breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, so it seemed that Liu Ye didn't seem to know the news of Liu Kuang's killing. Thinking of this, Zhang Shumo was shocked, no, if these cavalry were not coming to Qinghua City, then their purpose was obviously to go to the five thousand men and horses of the Western Route Army!

"Let's go, follow me to the county office!" After speaking, Zhang Shumo hurriedly walked towards the county office, and Liu Tiantian and Lu Li followed behind him. As soon as he took two steps, Zhang Shumo suddenly thought of something again, turned his head and said to Lu Li: "You quickly arrange for people to keep an eye on the movements of the next city, and if they have any signs of sending troops, notify me immediately!" ”

Lu Li received the order and left immediately. Liu naturally couldn't help but ask, "What are you afraid of?" Worried that the next city will send troops to attack Thanh Hoa? ”

Zhang Shumo shook his head: "I'm worried that Qinghua City will be a bait from beginning to end, and the Western Route Army will eat bait fish!" ”

When Liu naturally heard this, his lazy eyes finally widened, if this was the case, then wouldn't everyone have been led by the nose by the North Route Army for so long?

In the county office, Liang Jia was dealing with some trivial matters, and when he saw Zhang Shumo coming in, he frowned unconsciously, worried that Zhang Shumo had done something to cut first and then play.

Zhang Shumo hurriedly came to the map, drew a circle on the map with his fingers, and then asked the people present: "Is this area all plains?" ”

Liang Jia didn't know Zhang Shumo's intentions, and couldn't help but smile: "Do you still need to ask?" Except for the Taihang Mountains in the north, the rest of my Huaiguo is full of plains, and occasionally there are a few small dirt bags, which are not mountains. ”

Zhang Shumo narrowed his eyes after listening: "In this way, everyone really won Liu Ye's full set!" ”

When Liang Jia heard this, his eyebrows were twisted together: "Zhang Shumo, what do you mean, if you have something to say, just say it!" ”

Zhang Shumo lowered his arm and looked at the map with blank eyes: "It's this feeling again, it's really uncomfortable to be led by the nose!" Zhang Shumo muttered a few words, and then said to Liang Jia: "Last night, a Western Route Army that came to Qinghua City to support was completely annihilated by Liu Ye's cavalry, a full 5,000 people, and the whole army was annihilated!" ”

"What!?" After hearing this, Liu Ye took a few steps back and sat on the chair: "That's five thousand people, didn't any of them run away?" ”

"Can two legs outrun four?" Zhang Shumo asked.

Liang Jia then remembered Zhang Shumo's question just now, there is a plain between Xu Liangcheng and Qinghua City, and the mobility of the cavalry in the plain is much stronger than that of the infantry, how can the infantry escape the pursuit of the cavalry?

Zhang Shumo sighed: "Alas! We were fooled in the first place! Liu Ye had no intention of capturing Thanh Hoa at all! He captured Xu Liang to make us anxious and make the Western Route Army anxious. We were afraid that the Northern Route Army would blockade the Western Route Army after capturing Thanh Hoa, but he took advantage of everyone's psychology to deliberately lure the Western Route Army to send troops, and then fight an encounter on the plain! The infantry, without fortifications, simply could not put up effective resistance to the cavalry! ”

Liang Jia sat on a chair and muttered: "If the Western Route Army attacks Thanh Hoa, it will be harassed and eaten by his cavalry; If you don't fight Qinghua, you will be blocked by him. He's preparing to kill the Western Route Army! ”

Zhang Shumo looked at the map again: "At present, the Western Route Army has two ways to go, either to fight a decisive battle with Liu Ye in Xuliang City, or to directly drive the army to Qinghua City and accept the reality of being attacked on the belly and back." ”

Liang Jia sat on the chair for a long time, and suddenly stood up: "No, Liu Ye can't have this kind of means, it must be Peng Mao!" Zhang Kui's matter was planned by Peng Mao before, and now this strategy must also be from Peng Mao's handiwork! ”

The old man who walked tremblingly with a cane appeared in Zhang Shumo's mind, and a plan came into being!

"There is one more variable at the moment, and that is us! According to their plan, Thanh Hoa City should be laissez-faire. As a result, because of our appearance, the Northern Route Army came to attack Thanh Hoa City. Now Liu Ye should not know the news of Liu Kuang's death, with Liu Ye's temper, when he knows that Liu Kuang was killed by me, he will definitely do his best to kill me, so that the Western Route Army has the possibility of recapturing Xu Liang! ”

After Zhang Shumo finished speaking, a glimmer of light flashed in Liang Jia's eyes: "That's right!" Peng Mao has made a lot of calculations, but he can't count that we will kill Liu Kuang! If Xu Liang can be taken, the crisis of the Western Route Army will be self-defeating! ”

Speaking of this, Liang Jia added: "It's just that it has affected the people in the city, once Qinghua City is broken, Liu Ye is likely to slaughter the city!" I will arrange for someone to send Mrs. Su and the second son away, and then tell the people how much they can go. ”

Zhang Shumo took a deep breath and continued: "In addition, we still need support! The longer we drag Liu Ye in Thanh Hoa, the greater the chance that the Western Route Army will have to break through Xu Liang! ”

Liang Jia's face was embarrassed when he heard this: "It's easy to say, Liu Ye has at least 15,000 people in Xuliang, including 10,000 cavalry. As long as they are determined to attack the city, how can we hold it with 2,000 men in the city? And that's not even counting the soldiers of the next city. As for support, not to mention, as soon as the Western Route Army is dispatched, it will be targeted by Liu Ye's cavalry, and the people in other cities can't count on it at all. ”

After listening to Liang Jia's words, Zhang Shumo fell into deep thought, according to his plan, Qinghua City needs at least 5,000 people on this side, even if it can reach 2,500 people through conscription, but where will the remaining 2,500 people come from without support? If you have enough time, you can lobby other cities to send troops, but at the moment time is not rich, and even a little urgent. Liu Ye has been busy fighting with Su Chang for the past two days, and he has no time to take care of the situation here, but in two days, Liu Ye will definitely send someone to inquire if he can't receive news from Liu Kuang, and he won't be able to hide it then!