The Nameless of the Common Clans

"My lord, Sikong Zhao Wen is waiting outside the door to see you." After sending Li Ru away, Chen Mo was about to deal with some Chang'an affairs, when he saw a personal guard walking in quickly and bowing.

"Please quickly!" Chen Mo nodded.

Soon, Zhao Wen walked in quickly under the guidance of his personal guards.

"Mr. Zirou, it's been a long time." Chen Mo stood up and greeted Zhao Wen.

"Bo Dao doesn't have to be so polite." Zhao Wen quickly returned the courtesy and said as he came in: "There was some misunderstanding between Yizhen and Bo Dao's subordinates before. I hope Bo Dao won't take it to heart."

Chen Mo naturally knew that Huangfu Song took advantage of the chaos to gather the defeated troops of Xiliang, and then joined forces with Dong Cheng to expel Tai Shici from Chang'an.

However, Li Jue did not dare to kill Huangfu Song and other elders of the three dynasties. Naturally, Chen Mo was willing to bear such a bad name. Unlike Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and Guo Si, he still had some reputation and status in the eyes of the Guandong scholars. Coupled with the fact that the Chen family from his hometown is looking out for him, Chen Mo's reputation is not bad now. Taking Guanzhong is the time to recruit capable ministers. He does not want to ruin his reputation because of Huangfu Song.

At the moment, Chen Mo nodded and said: "The old general is a veteran of three dynasties, with high morals and high respect. We are all here to help the Han Dynasty. Maybe our plans are a little biased, but our hearts are all towards the Han Dynasty. In terms of business, now Chang'an City The emperor is not here, how can we count the imperial capital? Our army will defeat Guo Si and welcome back the emperor. Chang'an is an important place, so naturally I cannot give in. But personally, I have great respect for the old general Huangfu. "

Zhao Wen was relieved when he heard that Chen Mo's army had entered the city. Moreover, Chen Mo had a lot of troops now. It was impossible to turn against him and drive them away at this time. He was worried that if Chen Mo settled old accounts with Huangfu Song at this time, his own side would be in chaos first. It would be best for Chen Mo not to pursue the matter. As for what happens next, it depends on which of the two parties is more capable.

In this matter, Zhao Wen was neutral. After all, it would be impossible to say that Huangfu Song had no selfish motives. But for Zhao Wen, he wanted to rescue the emperor as soon as possible and end the chaotic situation in Guanzhong.

Most of the civil and military officials in the dynasty only wanted to fight for power, and some could see that Guanzhong was already devastated by the war. If this continued, there would be no winner in the end.

"Bo Dao has a broad mind, I admire him." Zhao Wen sighed and said, "When will Bo Dao send troops to welcome His Majesty back?"

"Right now, Li Jue's army is still outside the city. I'm worried that Li Jue and Guo Si will join forces. If the two of them join forces again, not to mention welcoming His Majesty back, they may not be able to hold Chang'an." Chen Mo sighed and said, dealing with Li Guo, He had his own concerns, but he didn't want anyone to point fingers, so he made the problem more serious.

Zhao Wen nodded, looked at Chen Mo and said, "Bo Dao, can you tell me how many people you brought to Chang'an this time?"

"When we entered the city, there were 30,000 troops, plus the 20,000 troops outside the city to contain Li Jue. If Li Jue retreats, I will have 50,000 troops to mobilize." Chen Mo said with a smile, as for Zhang Ji's surrender. , Hua Xiong, Xu Rong, Chen Mo are not included. These are his secret hands, and it is not convenient to reveal them to others for the time being, especially Hua Xiong and Xu Rong, who are the generals around Dong Zhuo. If they come to vote at this time, they will inevitably be hated by others. , it would be better to defeat the two thieves Li Guo and enter the court as a surrender general. At that time, they had soldiers and food in their hands, and the ministers in the court could not say anything.

"There are only 50,000 soldiers, and they are all newly recruited soldiers. It is indeed difficult to defeat the two thieves Li Guo." Zhao Wen nodded. It was not that he did not understand military affairs at all. He still knew the difference between these recruits and the soldiers who had fought hundreds of battles. This time Taishi Ci was able to attack the city. In the final analysis, it was Li Xian who sought his own death. If not for the fact that the generals and generals in the city were in danger and separated from Li Xian, and Huangfu Song and others secretly plotted, Taishi Ci would have defeated Taishi Ci. Zhangchengmen, with the bravery of the Xiliang army, may not be able to capture Chang'an before Chen Mo arrives.

"But..." Zhao Wen thought for a moment and said, "I do have some strategies to defeat the enemy. I don't know much about military affairs. At this time, Bo Dao just listen to it. If there is a mistake, Bo Dao shouldn't laugh at it."

Chen Mo heard this and immediately said: "Please give me some advice, sir."

"Don't take it as advice." Zhao Wen shook his head and thought: "Most of the soldiers under the two thieves Li and Guo were under Dong Zhuo in the past. Dong Zhuo suppressed the Qiang people in Xiliang in his early years and was always successful. But Bo Dao knows that Dong Zhuo succeeded Lu Ping Ping. What happened to the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou but failed repeatedly?”

At that time, the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out and the world was at war. Lu Zhi was Zuo Zhonglang and led the Sanhe Jingqi to Jizhou to quell the rebellion. However, he was framed by the eunuchs. Before he could make any achievements, he was recalled to Luoyang for the crime of unfavorable start. Dong Zhuo then succeeded Lu Zhi and continued. He tried to suppress the rebellion, but failed repeatedly. Later, he bribed Zhang Rang and others to intercede, and was freed from guilt.

Of course, Chen Mo had heard of this matter, but no one said what the details were at that time. He was also a little curious at the moment: "Is there a hidden secret in this?"

Chen Mo had fought against the Yellow Turbans, and was coerced by the Yellow Turbans at the very beginning. He naturally knew the combat power of the Yellow Turban Army. No matter how he thought about it, with the combat power of the Yellow Turban Army at that time, it was impossible for Dong Zhuo to be beaten repeatedly against the capable Xiliang cavalry. Defeat is.

"Hidden secrets don't count. Bo Dao should know that most of Dong Zhuo's subordinates are Qiang people." Zhao Wen shook his head and said.

"Of course." Chen Mo nodded. More than half of Dong Zhuo's elite soldiers were composed of Qiang and Huangzhong Yicong.

"Dong Zhuo had a heroic temperament in his early years and had a wide circle of friends. He was well-known among the Qiang people. The Qiang soldiers under him would not hesitate to attack their own people as long as Dong Zhuo gave the order. Do you know why Bo Dao?" Zhao Wen asked rhetorically.

"Why?" Chen Mo thought it might be Dong Zhuo's personal charm at first, but from a human perspective, this doesn't make sense. A person who can even attack his own people would swear allegiance to one person to the death? Dong Zhuo certainly had personal charm, and he did have prestige among the Qiang people, but it was definitely not the reason why these Qiang people, who had no relatives, were willing to fight to the death. It was definitely not the reason.

"For money!" Zhao Wen laughed.

"Wealth?" Chen Mo was a little stunned. He had also thought about this reason, but he thought it was impossible. After all, who would attack his own people for money.

"The customs of the Qiang people are different from those of the Han people. The feelings of the township and party are not valued as much as you and I." Zhao Wen nodded and said: "Dong Zhuo has a heroic temperament and is generous with money. When the Qiang rebellion was quelled, the imperial court rewarded him with nine thousand horses. But he rewarded all the silk cloth to his subordinates, and more than that, Dong Zhuo would reward his subordinates every time they gained something."

Chen Mo nodded. Nine thousand bolts of silk were equivalent to the salary of the Duke of Sangong for sixty years. Tsk tsk~Dong Zhuo is indeed heroic.

"It is also because of this that those Qiang people are even willing to lead the way for Dong Zhuo and attack his own family members. Relying on this move, Dong Zhuo was invincible in the battle in Xiliang." Zhao Wen said with a smile: "But when fighting in Jizhou, it was precisely because of this One move was reversed by Zhang Jiao, which turned out to be Dong Zhuo's biggest drawback."

Chen Mo understood. Dong Zhuo fought with the Xiliang Qiang people. How could these Qiang people be as heroic as Dong Zhuo? These Qiang people recognize money but not people, so they are naturally willing to follow Dong Zhuo. But when they arrive in the Central Plains and are seen by others, it will be different. Which wealthy family in the Central Plains is short of money? At that time, Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Army spread across eight states. Without considerable financial resources, how could they have set off such a large rebellion?

Being richer than Zhang Jiao, Dong Zhuo is obviously no match for him, but Zhang Jiao knows the weakness of Dong Zhuo's troops and attacks them based on this. He uses money and silk to instigate rebellion against Dong Zhuo's Qiang soldiers. When necessary, he lets go or simply switches sides. Dong Zhuo is No matter how powerful he is, under this kind of money offensive, it would be strange to win.

"That's it. Thank you for informing me, sir." Chen Mo smiled and nodded. It's no wonder that the Xiliang army seemed to be short of money. Li Jue and Guo Si were even more likely to plunder their troops at every turn. Then he frowned and said, "If that's the case, why did you do this before?" Don’t you need it?”

"I have used them, but they are all dead. At that time, Dong Zhuo was so powerful that even if he instigated some rebellions, it would be difficult to achieve anything. Moreover, after Dong Zhuo returned to Guanzhong, if there was rebellion, he would have people massacre him. If he was afraid of the killing, no one would dare to rebel. Well, now Li Jue and Guo Si are in charge of the imperial court, and they are ransacking homes at every turn. If anyone uses money or silk to do so, they may be robbed by the Xiliang army the next day." Zhao Wen said with a bitter smile.

You can only give a little, but if you tell Li Jue and Guo Si, you can take the whole thing. In order to win people's support, Li Jue and Guo Si did not impose as strict a restraint on the Xiliang army as Dong Zhuo did, which also made the Xiliang army more unscrupulous.

Chen Mo nodded. Now that Chang'an is gone, Chen Mo has captured half of the Jingzhao area. At this time, Chen Mo wants to use this method to instigate the Xiliang army, but he can try it, but...

Zhao Wen looked at Chen Mo deep in thought and smiled: "If Bo Dao is willing, there are many righteous men in Chang'an who are willing to spend all their wealth to help."

Chen Mo nodded, noncommittal. He believed that as long as he opened his mouth at this time, there would definitely be many people willing to give him money. However, the money was not free. If you took other people's money, you would have to do things for them. Then there would be some problems. To loosen the mouth or not, that is the question.

Therefore, Chen Mo was unwilling to speak out unless he had to. Favors can be really troublesome sometimes, and sometimes if you don't accept help from others, you might cause trouble.

"It's not yet time." Chen Mo looked at Zhao Wen and said with a smile: "The enemy's situation is not clear yet. At this time, thinking of giving them money would be too high a view on them. Don't worry, Mr. Zirou, if necessary, Mo Mo You won’t be polite.”

Don't accept, don't refuse, and leave some room for both sides. Although Li Ru has already gone to surrender Li Ying and Li Huan's troops, if it fails, he may really have to use this trick.

Moreover, the habits of the Qiang troops are not very good. After Guanzhong stabilizes, this kind of thing must be curbed. Otherwise, even if the Xiliang army swallows the two thieves Li Guo, it is likely to become its own weakness in the future. The battlefield is not in Xiliang but in the world!

"Since Bo Dao has a plan in his mind, I won't say much. Now that Chang'an has arrived, I hope Bo Dao can pacify Guanzhong as soon as possible and return a pure land to the people." Zhao Wen stood up and said.

"Try your best!" Chen Mo stood up and escorted Zhao Wen out of the government office. After seeing Zhao Wen leave, he walked back. It seems that Chang'an is much more complicated than Hedong.