Outside Thanh Hoa City, the soldiers were seizing the time to dig horse pits, arrange tripping horse ropes, and actively prepare for the arrival of Liu Ye's army. In the distance, a scout galloped on his horse, kicking up clouds of dust. The soldiers couldn't help but look at it, not knowing what was happening again.

The scout entered Qinghua City, came to the restaurant in a panic, and hurriedly said as soon as he saw Lu Li: "Brother Lu, Liu Ye has sent troops!" ”

Lu Li, who was originally sorting out the news, heard it, and immediately threw down the news in his hand and ran out, and after a while, everyone in the city already knew the news of Liu Ye's army.

Zhang Yan and Zhang Lin came to the outside of the city and urged the soldiers to speed up and be sure to set up the fortifications before the enemy arrived.

And Liang Jia immediately notified the Su family's mother and son to pack up their things and evacuate. Then a notice was issued in the city, and in order to avoid some people not knowing, Liang Jia also arranged for people to beat gongs and drums to publicize and let the people evacuate as much as possible. Some big families were still in a wait-and-see state, and after learning the news, they didn't care about any family property, and began to evacuate with valuables.

The same is true of the Wang family, Wang Geng was originally reluctant to give up the property in the city, but now his life is at stake, so he has to evacuate in pain. Wang Chen went to see Yunyan before leaving, and after determining Yunyan's whereabouts, Wang Chen left with confidence. Yunyan looked out the window with some concern, and didn't know if Zhang Shumo could survive this hurdle.

Liang Jia gave an ultimatum to close the city gates two hours later. The people who wanted to leave became more and more panicked, and the city seemed to be in chaos. The signs of chaos did not subside until noon, and all the officers and soldiers went to the city wall to wait for Liu Ye's arrival.

During the Shen period, Liu Ye's troops set up camp ten miles away from Qinghua City, and Lu Li led a small group of men and horses around the rear of the camp and quietly observed the movement of the camp.

On the other side, Su Chang also sent people to pay close attention to Xu Liangcheng's movements. After learning that Liu Ye's army had really gone to attack Qinghua City, Su Chang was overjoyed and immediately notified everyone to discuss the siege.

The Western Route Army suffered Liu Ye's loss before, and he was holding his breath in his heart. Especially Pan Yang, because his proposal caused the Western Route Army to lose 5,000 soldiers and horses, Pan Yang still feels guilty in his heart. After learning that Xu Liangcheng was empty, Pan Yang took the lead in asking for his life!

Su Chang agreed without hesitation and gave Panyang 5,000 men and horses as the vanguard, and he personally led an army of 10,000 to attack Xu Liang.

It was Peng Mao who was in charge of Xu Liangcheng, and the general who cooperated with Peng Mao to defend the city was called Xiao Pi, whose status in the Northwest Army was second only to Liu Ye, and he was a general who could write and martial arts.

Xiao Pi and Peng Mao came to the city wall, looked at the vast West Route Army Peng Mao and said: "I have already sent someone to send a letter to General Liu, as long as General Liu's cavalry arrives, we will be able to break the West Route Army!" ”

Xiao Pi smiled: "The military is really a clever plan, this Western Route Army actually pinched me as a soft persimmon, but it's a pity that he chose the wrong object." ”

Peng Mao said: "General Xiao should not be careless, after all, the enemy army is three times as large as us. ”

Xiao Pi looked at Peng Mao, and then said: "It's not that I'm arrogant, the cavalry of my Northern Route Army can come in less than a day, can't Xiao hold even a day in the eyes of the military advisor?" ”

"The general misunderstood, I just kindly reminded me."

Xiao Pi smiled: "In this case, please rest assured, as long as I, Xiao, am still there, this city will not be broken!" ”

As he spoke, the drums were already thundering under the city, which was the signal for the attack of the Western Route Army. Xiao Pi immediately asked Peng Mao to be taken off the city wall, and he organized his men to prepare for a counterattack.

When Pan Yang heard the sound of the drums, he immediately raised his eyebrows and shouted to his subordinates: "The Western Route Army listens to the order!" The time has come to make a contribution, and the whole army will charge! ”

In an instant, five thousand soldiers approached Xu Liangcheng with shields.

Xiao Pi stood behind the city wall, looking at the Western Route Army under the city through the hole in the wall, and when the other party entered the attack distance, Xiao Pi waved his hand: "Release the arrow!" ”

Dense arrows flew down from the sky, but they were blocked by the shields of the Western Route Army, and the damage caused was extremely limited. The Western Route approached the city wall under the cover of shields, and the people immediately erected ladders, and the soldiers at the head began to climb up with their shields in one hand, and the other soldiers only followed behind with short knives.

Xiao Pi climbed halfway through the other party, so he said unhurriedly: "Falling rocks!"

Huge stones were thrown at the soldiers on the ladder, although there were shields to cover them, but the huge inertia made it difficult for the soldiers to stand firm on the ladder, once the head soldier fell down the ladder, the soldiers behind immediately became the target of the Northern Route Army.

The battle is gradually stalemate, and the siege is still ongoing. Several times the Western Route Army hit the wall, but was killed by Xiao Pi and others. Pan Yang couldn't swallow this breath, so he gritted his teeth and killed Pan Yu and Pan Feng again.

The sun was already setting in the west, and Su Chang hesitated in his heart. Zhang Shumo said in the letter that they only had one chance, and as long as they could not capture Xu Liang in one go, they must collect their troops as soon as possible to prevent the enemy's cavalry from turning back. But if you don't take advantage of Liu Ye's cavalry to defeat Xu Liang as soon as possible, I'm afraid there will never be such a good opportunity in the future.

At the same time, on the walls of Thanh Hoa City, a group of people were closely watching the situation of the North Route Army camp.

"Why hasn't the Northern Route Army attacked the city yet, I can't wait!" Zhang Lin asked excitedly with a double-cone gun in his hand.

Liang Jia said a little bottomlessly: "The later they attack the city, the better, to create more time for the Western Route Army." ”

"Don't worry, Liang Junshou! As long as our brothers are here, we will never let Liu Ye break through Qinghua City! Although the Zhang family has been guarding Jiudu Village, because of the terrain, Jiudu Village has rarely been attacked by Jingguo, so the brothers of the Zhang family rarely go to the battlefield.

Zhang Shumo did not participate in the conversation of several people on the side, but looked at Liu Ye's camp anxiously.

Liu naturally looked at his anxious appearance and couldn't help asking, "What are you anxious about?" The other side did not attack the city. ”

Zhang Shumo patted the palm of his left hand with the back of his right hand: "It's because they didn't attack me that I'm in a hurry!" ”

Lou Zaiying heard Zhang Shumo's words and asked puzzledly, "Why?" The longer they spend here, the better the chances of the Western Route Army winning. ”

"Can we imagine it, can't the people of the Northern Route Army think of it? Peng Mao is scheming, I'm afraid he already has other plans! Zhang Shumo said.

Everyone was shocked after hearing Zhang Shumo's words, and Liang Jia directly scolded: "Zhang Shumo, why didn't you say it earlier?" In case General Su Chang falls for Peng Mao's tricks, there will be no one in the northwest who can compete with Liu Ye! ”

Zhang Shumo looked at Liu Ye's camp and narrowed his eyes: "I have already written to remind General Su." According to my guess, after Liu Ye's army came to Qinghua, it was likely that he would quietly send troops to support Xu Liang, so as to catch the Western Route Army by surprise. So I have arranged for Lu Li and others to monitor Liu Ye's camp outside, and as long as the other party makes any changes, Lu Li will let out wolf smoke to notify us. But what I'm most worried about now is that Liu Ye will let some of the troops turn back halfway, so that I don't know it! ”