Liu Rumei appeared at the right time to resolve everyone's embarrassment.
Looking at Zhu Meng and others, Liu Rumei still bowed politely and said to Xiao Qing, "How rude is it to stop the Generalissimo at the door? Go quickly and prepare for tea."
After speaking, Liu Rumei stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation.
Zhu Meng and others had no choice but to reach the door. They couldn't turn around and leave as soon as they heard that the prince was not around, so they had to bite the bullet and enter the Liu Mansion.
Liu Rumei politely let everyone into the living room, and the guests of honor took their seats. Xiaoqing served tea again.
"Commander, you are looking for His Highness the Crown Prince. How did you find me here?"
Regarding this issue, Zhu Meng had already thought of his words when he entered the courtyard just now.
"I feel that His Highness the Crown Prince has a good relationship with Mr. Liu Marquis and may live in your house, so I took the liberty to come here."
It's not a clever excuse, but it sounds like it.
Liu Rumei smiled calmly, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did come here a few days ago, but then he left and said he wanted to rush back to the capital. Didn't you meet him on the way here?"
Liu Rumei said something vaguely true and false. For no other reason than to buy time for the people on the mountain. If they found Qingniu Mountain one day later, their material transportation would be less stressful.
Zhu Meng sighed, "Oh, I was passing by Qingniu County and I heard that the prince wanted to meet him here, but he couldn't see him. What a coincidence."
Since you don't tell me, I won't tell you either. Liu Rumei continued to play riddles with Zhu Meng, "Where are the commander-in-chief and his troops going?"
Zhu Meng laughed, "Oh, please forgive me for this because I have military orders and can't talk nonsense!"
After saying a few more polite words and drinking a glass of water, Zhu Meng stood up and said goodbye.
After sending everyone away, Liu Rumei asked Xiaoqing to close the door quickly.
As soon as the door was closed, Liu Rumei leaned against the door panel and sat limply on the ground.
She was pretending to be calm and calm just now, and she was very nervous inside. She was afraid that something might be wrong.
After thinking over what she said from beginning to end, and making sure that there were no big mistakes, Liu Rumei felt relieved.
"Okay, let's pack up. We have to leave quickly. I'm afraid it won't be long before Zhu Meng can find Hetou Village."
At this time, Zhu Meng led everyone back to the army, but he seemed unhappy.
"I didn't expect that this Liu Rumei was so flawless that after talking for a long time, she didn't even ask where His Highness the Crown Prince was!"
Zhang Liao next to him chuckled, "Commander, don't you notice anything unusual in Liu Rumei's house?"
Zhu Meng looked at him and said, "Oh, military advisor, please stop beating around the bush and just say what you have to say."
"Commander, everyone, don't you think Liu Rumei's house is particularly deserted? Apart from her and the maid, there are two servants sweeping the floor there, and it can be seen that the sweeping is deliberately done to show us
of."
Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up and they all gave Zhang Liao a thumbs up.
Zhu Meng even laughed loudly, "The military advisor is still as meticulous as his hair. Please tell me why."
"It seems to me that most of Liu Rumei's subordinates have moved away, and she is here to deliberately create an empty city plan for us."
"He was buying Jamel Xiao time and deliberately set up a fascination formation for us."
After hearing Zhang Liao's analysis, Zhu Meng's expression became sad again, "Yeah, if we can't find Xiao Jingyun, our 300,000-strong army will be like a tiger eating the sky and having nothing to eat."
"Commander, don't worry, send people to inquire around the county, and you will always find some clues."
While they were talking here, a soldier hurried in and knelt on the ground, "Commander Qi, a man named Cui San came outside and said he had an important report about Liu Rumei."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Meng couldn't help but feel happy, "Great, this is when Doze comes, please let him in quickly with the pillow."
Cui San was soon brought in. After entering, he knelt down respectfully and kowtowed to Zhu Meng.
"Little Cui San has met the Generalissimo."
Zhu Meng nodded, "Cui San, tell me about Liu Rumei's important situation. If it's really important, I will give you a lot of rewards."
Cui Sanxi smiled and clasped her fists and said, "Commander, Liu Rumei ordered people to quietly transport supplies to Qingniu Mountain a few days ago."
"By the way, the person responsible for helping him transport supplies is Chen Xiaobei, the head of Hetou Village. This guy is full of evil..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Liao who was standing next to him interrupted him directly, "Cui San, what you said is true. Are you sure it is Liu Rumei who is transporting supplies to the mountain?"
Cui San nodded, "It's absolutely true. By the way, many people from our Cuijiazhuang also went to move it, and we were given fifty rich men's wages a day."
"If I ask you to lead us, will you be willing to take us into the mountains?" Zhang Liao asked in return.
Going into the mountains is a hard job. How could Cui San have such strength? He hurriedly clasped his fists again and said, "General, I have never gone into the mountains. I am not familiar with it. If you go into the mountains, I can help you."
Find a guide."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Liao quietly gave Zhu Meng a look.
Zhu Meng knew that Cui San had already said everything he needed to say, and there was no value in asking further questions.
"Come here, take two hundred taels of silver and give it to Cui San."
When he heard about the money, Cui San was overjoyed and said hurriedly, "Commander, you must punish that Chen Xiaobei severely. He is so hateful."
No matter how stupid you are, you can tell that the main reason why Cui San came to report was to punish Chen Xiaobei.
But obviously, Zhu Meng has no interest in a role like Chen Xiaobei.
After sending Cui San away, Zhu Meng turned to look at Zhang Liao, "Military advisor, what should we do next?"
"Commander, since they entered Qingniu Mountain from Hetou Village, let's chase them all the way and surround Qingniu Mountain first before making any plans."
After hearing this, Zhu Meng nodded with satisfaction. This time he turned to look at Wang Long, who immediately realized that his opportunity had come.
"Commander, I am willing to lead the charge."
Zhu Meng immediately picked up the command arrow on the table and said, "I will give you 50,000 troops as the vanguard. You must rush to Hetou Village immediately."
Then Zhu Meng looked at the rest of the people, "You will send people to look around and post notices, looking for people who are familiar with Qingniu Mountain to guide us."
After everything was arranged, Wang Long led an army of 50,000 people and swarmed towards Hetou Village.
At this time, Liu Rumei had entered Hetou Village, and there was no one in the village. This made her feel a sense of sadness. No matter what turmoil happened at any time, the people were the first to be harmed.
After the two of them walked around the village and made sure they didn't miss anything, they were about to sit down and rest under the big locust tree when they heard a strange noise.
Liu Rumei listened intently and her expression became nervous.
"Oops, no, this is the sound of horse hooves, Zhu Meng and the others are coming."