As soon as Jingguo's army left, Lu Li couldn't wait to borrow a horse and gallop back to Xiuwuzhi, wanting to tell Zhang Shumo the news as soon as possible.

And Mrs. Su hurriedly summoned the people of the Cao Yuan to discuss the next move.

"Madam, I think that we should take control of Xu Liangcheng as soon as possible now, and on the other hand, we must immediately try to inform Qinghua Chengjingguo of the action. Now the roots of the Western Route Army are in Qinghua City, in case they are driven out by Jingguo, the last hope of our Northwest Army is gone! Qin Sheng analyzed.

After hearing this, everyone nodded their heads, expressing their agreement with Qin Sheng's idea, but no one dared to take the initiative to go to Qinghua City. Chen Lin gritted his teeth and took the initiative to ask: "Since this is the case, let me go and report the news, but my equestrian skills are not good, and I am worried that I will miss the time." ”

After hearing this, Qin Sheng made up his mind: "Okay, I'll go with you!" ”

On the side of Qinghua City, Zhang Jun had already ordered people to pay close attention to the movements of Xu Liangcheng's side, so Zhang Jun also obtained the news of the whole army of Jingguo as soon as possible.

After hearing the news, Zhang Jun took a deep breath, he didn't expect that Jingguo's army would be dispatched, but now there is no way to retreat, so he can only wait for Zhang Shumo and their reinforcements to arrive.

Thinking of this, Zhang Jun immediately ordered his three sons to lead their men and horses to block all the gates of Qinghua City, in case the city gates were thinned and could not withstand Jingguo's attack.

So Zhang Yan and others directly led their subordinates to seal the city gate with stones and sandbags, even if the Jingguo army broke through the city gate, they would not want to enter the city.

Jingguo's army Jingguo finally arrived in front of Qinghua City after a day's journey. Due to the abundance of personnel this time, Ji Wen asked Ma Hua and Shao Qin to be stationed at the north gate of Qinghua City with 30,000 men, while he himself was stationed at the south gate with 30,000 horses. Then Ji Wen ordered the soldiers to repair for one night, and then attack the city the next morning.

When Chen Lin and Qin Sheng arrived at Qinghua City, Jingguo's army had already begun to set up camp, and seeing that he was one step too late, Qin Sheng was annoyed and was about to return. Chen Lin stopped him: "Wait, Qinghua City may not have time to inform General Jiao when the incident suddenly happens, why don't we continue to the north and go to the next city to meet with General Jiao." ”

Qin Sheng nodded: "Okay, if General Jiao wants to send troops to support Qinghua City, we can still make suggestions!" ”

On the other side, Zhang Shumo was shocked when he learned that Ji Wen led the Jingguo army out of the nest and attacked Qinghua City, but he didn't expect Ji Wen to have the courage to break his wrist and give up Xu Liang directly. But since this is the case, you don't have to attack Xu Liang, you can just take the soldiers and horses to Qinghua City to fight Ji Wen in a decisive battle!

So, Zhang Shumo immediately ordered Cai Zhi to go to Xu Liangcheng with the 5,000 recruits he had just recruited to stabilize the situation, and he and Wu Tai together led 30,000 troops to Qinghua City.

At night, Chen Lin and Qin Sheng finally arrived in the next city.

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Qin, why did you come here? Did you come to me on a special trip? Knowing that Chen Lin and Qin Sheng begged to see him, Jiao Qiang was also puzzled.

Chen Lin immediately said: "That's right, Ji Wen took the Jingguo soldiers out of the nest and killed directly in Qinghua City, and the two of us came to report the news." ”

"What? Pouring out of the nest? Jiao Qiang was also taken aback, and then frowned: "Why didn't General Zhang Jun send someone to inform me?" No, I have to take the troops back, General Zhang only has 20,000 soldiers and horses, how can he resist Jingguo's army! ”

"No!" Chen Lin and Qin Sheng said in unison.

The two of them didn't care about humility, so Qin Sheng preemptively said, "There is a reason why General Zhang didn't inform you. If the general leads troops to support Thanh Hoa City, then the defense of the next city and Dieling Pass will be weak, so that even if Jingguo can't take Qinghua City, he can calmly return to Jingguo through Dieling Pass. ”

Jiao Qiang didn't care about secrecy, and said directly to the two: "Our purpose is to let Ji Wen return to Jingguo, so it doesn't matter if I give up here!" ”

"Let him go back?" Chen Lin and Qin Sheng asked with puzzled expressions.

Jiao Qiang didn't want to explain too much and said directly: "We guess that Ji Wen has asked Jingguo for reinforcements, once Jingguo's reinforcements arrive, with Ji Wen in our rear, we can't hold Dieling Pass with anything, so only by putting him back to Jingguo, can we defend Dieling Pass with peace of mind." ”

When Chen Lin heard this, he immediately said: "Since this is the case, the general can't take people back." Once the strength of the city is weak in the next period, Ji Wen is likely to take the opportunity to take this place, and then Jingguo's reinforcements will be able to drive straight in, and we can't hold it! ”

Jiao Qiang understood what Chen Lin meant as soon as he heard it. Dieling Pass is like the gate of Huaiguo, and the next city is the key to open this gate. It means that the door and the key are in the hands of the enemy, so the enemy doesn't come in whenever he wants?

Jiao Qiang, who was in a dilemma, scratched his head: "But there is a huge difference between the strength of Qinghua City and the Jingguo army, if I don't support in time, Qinghua City is likely to fall into the hands of the enemy!" ”

Chen Lin thought for a moment and suddenly said, "The general can try the strategy of doubtful soldiers!" The general ordered 1,000 soldiers to return to Thanh Hoa City with more tents and flags, and then set up camp under the eyes of the enemy. If the enemy does not look closely, they will surely think that the general has come to support with a large army, and their attack will be somewhat restrained! ”

Jiao Qiang was overjoyed when he heard this: "Okay, it's okay to scare and scare Jingguo's dog thief for a while." I have already discussed with Zhang Shumo and them, and I believe that Zhang Shumo will soon lead his troops to support Qinghua City. ”

Chen Lin and Qin Sheng had already guessed that this incident must be Zhang Shumo's handiwork, since Lu Li returned to Xiu Wuzhi as soon as possible, Zhang Shumo's support should be very soon.

After discussing the countermeasures, Jiao Qiang left his lieutenant Leng Yu to lead the troops to guard the next city, and he returned to Qinghua City overnight with a thousand soldiers and Chen Lin and Qin Sheng.

Early the next morning, drums thundered on the north and south sides of Thanh Hoa City. The soldiers of Jingguo lined up in formation, and under the drive of the drumbeat, they launched a two-sided attack on Qinghua City!

Zhang Jun took his third son Zhang Lin to guard the north, and the south side was handed over to the brothers Zhang Yan and Zhang Gui.

In the face of Jingguo's attack, Qinghua City still made a lot of preparations. When Jingguo's army approached the city wall, a rain of arrows fell from the sky, and they flew towards the Jingguo soldiers.

The Jingguo soldiers held their shields and pushed the ladder to the city wall, and the Western Route Army immediately threw falling rocks at the city. The shield can block the rain of arrows but can't be used as falling rocks, and many Jingguo soldiers have gone to the end.

The attack in the north of the city was also extremely fierce, and Ma Hua and Shao Qin both suffered defeats when they came to Jingguo this time, making them unable to raise their heads in the army, so both of them wanted to make a name for themselves through this battle, and they were naturally more fierce than Ji Wen.

Just as the troops began to kick the wall through the ladder, a team suddenly appeared behind them, and Jiao Qiang finally arrived with a thousand soldiers and horses!