The Nameless of the Common Clans

Chen Mo never advocated that the commander should lead the troops. No matter how powerful a general is, if he accidentally falls off his horse in the chaos of the army, he will definitely be killed. However, Wu Yi cannot be blamed this time. The opponent has already killed him in the battle. If Wu Yi retreats at this time, it may lead to a reversal by Cao's army. Judging from the battle formation at that time, Wu Yi did the right thing. His bravery did stabilize the victory and prevented Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong from counterattacking successfully.

But judging from the entire battle situation in Yanjin and Wuchao, Wu Yi was seriously injured and obviously could not command the battle anymore. And there was no one around Chen Mo who could replace Wu Yi to guard Yanjin.

"I will write a letter immediately. You send someone to Luoyang by express horse. Order Yu Sheng to go north to take over Wu Yi's defense of the city and send Wu Yi back to Luoyang to recover from his injuries." Chen Mo paced back and forth for two steps and looked at Dian Wei.

Yu Sheng is the most suitable person to guard the rear for Chen Mo at the moment. After Wu Yi is sure that the rear is stable, he will go to battle as before and fight hard. But if it is Yu Sheng, he will never go out of the city to fight as long as Yanjin is not broken. At present, Yu Sheng is guarding Yanjin. Although he is not aggressive enough, he can ensure that Chen Mo's rear is unobstructed.

"Yes!" Dian Wei nodded.

"Bang~"

Chen Mo closed the door directly and went to write the transfer order. Zhen Mi was well-behaved. She quietly curled up in the quilt and watched Chen Mo handle official business.

Soon, the transfer order was written, and Chen Mo stamped his seal again. He ordered Dian Wei to send people to Luoyang to transfer people. As for the defense of Yanjin, Cheng Fang would be in charge for the time being.

"Is the general going to fight?" After Dian Wei left, Zhen Mi sat up with a silk quilt covering her body and looked at Chen Mo. There was not much emotion in her eyes.

"Yeah." Chen Mo nodded: "We have been fighting all the time, but we just changed the opponent."

It is indeed just a change of opponent. If Cao Cao fails to attack Yanjin, he will definitely turn around and attack, seeking a decisive battle with Chen Mo. The ownership of Jizhou and the battle of Yecheng are very important.

"I...wait for the general to return victoriously." Zhen Mi's voice was very light, but Chen Mo still heard it.

Turning his head to look at the woman, Chen Mo smiled and nodded: "After this battle, follow me back to Luoyang."

"Yeah."

Zhen Mi agreed. Even if she disagreed, it would be useless. Chen Mo had a common problem among men. He also had a strong possessive desire. Since she was his woman, there was no reason for her to stay in Yecheng.

After putting on his armor, Chen Mo pushed the door and went straight to the government office. In the government office, Xun You, Yang Xiu and others were already discussing things here. When they saw Chen Mo coming, they saluted quickly.

"No need to be polite." Chen Mo knelt down, looked at everyone and smiled: "Yuan's army outside the city suddenly retreated, Cao Cao must be coming soon."

"Yes." Yang Xiu nodded and said: "According to the investigation of the scouts, the traces of Cao's scouts were found yesterday. It seems that Yuan Shang has given up Yecheng."

"I'm afraid it's not that simple. Yecheng is an important place in Jizhou. Not only is the king here, but the gentry of Jizhou also gathered here. Before, Yuan's army did not dare to fight with our army, and many generals in the army took care of their families in the city and did not dare to do their best. Now Cao Cao led his army to come, and Yuan Shang must want to use Cao Cao's hand to fight with our army, so that he has enough time to organize the army and wait for an opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity." Xun You shook his head and gave a different opinion.

Yang Xiu considered things with a strong purpose, and he only saw the first line, but Xun You could see the overall situation. This is not a problem of talent or ability, but a problem of vision. In this regard, looking at Chen Mo's subordinates, few people can do it like Xun You.

Chen Mo nodded, looked at everyone and said: "Gongda's words are the same as my concerns. Yuan Shang is not Yuan Tan. He will never give up Yecheng. So now, the alliance between Yuan and Cao is bound to be formed. What we have to face next is the Yuan and Cao families. This battle is not easy."

If it was only the Yuan family, Chen Mo would have launched a general attack and captured Yuan Shang, but with Cao Cao always by his side, Chen Mo never dared to go all out and put most of his energy on Cao Cao. Now that Cao Cao has arrived, Yuan Shang has the opportunity to reorganize the army, eliminate those soldiers who dare not fight with all their strength because their families are in Yecheng, re-promote generals, and gather combat power. In this way, the Jizhou Army will quickly recover its combat power.

Chen Mo can almost guess what the Jizhou Army will do next. At this moment, retreating is to reorganize the army, and at the same time, it also means to sit back and watch the tiger fight.

But Yuan Shang wants to leave like this, which is too much to underestimate Chen Mo.

"Pass my military order, notify Ma Chao, Pang De, and Zhang Xiu, lead the cavalry to chase the Jizhou army immediately. There is no need to attack, just shout in front of the battle. Those who are willing to surrender can not only keep their wealth, but also the families of the generals in Yecheng. I have not touched a single cent. As long as they are willing to raise troops to surrender, they can keep their military positions, and their families will be safe and worry-free!" Chen Mo knocked on the table and looked at everyone.

"My lord, is this against benevolence?" Yang Xiu frowned. Although he had this intention before, Chen Mo did not make it clear after all. Now it is equivalent to threatening other people's families directly.

"Benevolence?" Chen Mo looked at Yang Xiu and said calmly: "My benevolence is that if one of my soldiers can die less, that is benevolence. Benevolence and righteousness have always been towards our own people. Benevolence and righteousness towards the enemy is not called benevolence, that is stupidity. The words of the sages are not learned in this way."

"But my lord, have you ever thought about the people of Jizhou when you do this?" Yang Xiu advised.

"Do you think that even if I don't come up with this plan, people's hearts will be on my side?" Chen Mo was a little impatient and shook his head, "If we win this battle, people's hearts can be slowly won back, but if we lose, people's hearts will have nothing to do with me."

"Alas~" Yang Xiu shook his head and sighed when he saw Chen Mo was determined to do so, and said nothing more. In his opinion, if he did not win the support of the people, it would be difficult to stabilize Jizhou even if he got it. However, Chen Mo was determined and had made up his mind. It was useless for him to persuade him. He looked at Xun You beside him for help, but Xun You looked at his nose and looked at his heart, and obviously had no intention of speaking.

"Go and do it." Chen Mo waved his hand and signaled everyone.

"Yes!" The generals agreed and stood up to leave.

"Mr. Gongda~" Yang Xiu left the yamen and caught up with Xun You, frowning and said: "What the lord said just now was obviously too arbitrary. Why didn't Mr. Gongda persuade the lord?"

"Dezu~" Xun You sighed. He felt that Yang Xiu was a little dangerous, and said earnestly: "This is a war, and war is not too unfair. Dezu's words are indeed reasonable. If our army now has an absolute advantage, You will also persuade the lord to follow your plan, but now the Cao army is as powerful as our army. If Yuan It is to reorganize the army, which is enough to resist our army. At this time, talking about benevolence and forgiveness is actually a way to die. The lord's strategy is indeed a bit unkind, but it is the most suitable for our army at the moment. There is no perfect strategy in this world. How unwise to want to consider everything? "

"This..." Yang Xiu frowned and looked at Xun You when he heard it. Before Chen Mo killed the gentry in Yecheng, Xun You didn't say a word. Now Chen Mo made this bad plan, Xun You defended Chen Mo instead?

"Consider the overall situation!" Xun You was a little speechless. He was a smart person, why did he love to stick to his own principles? At present, taking over Jizhou is the foundation for the lord's dominance in the north. As for the rest, as the lord said, we should wait until Jizhou is taken and then govern. Why do you have to stick to the king's set?

Sometimes it is really hard to tell which is better, a king or a hegemon, not to mention that it was defined by the predecessors. Although Chen Mo also read the books of the sages, he never regarded them as the truth. Yang Xiu was also a prodigy of the Han Dynasty, so why did he always like to use the words of the predecessors to talk about things?

"But Xiu still thinks that the lord is wrong." Yang Xiu said solemnly, then ignored Xun You and left directly, ready to think about how to persuade Chen Mo.

Alas~

Xun You saw that Yang Xiu was smart, and he was very smart in this regard. There were few people in the world who could compare with him. He was also efficient in doing things, but he was not enough to be a qualified counselor. He was too far away, and he didn't want to persuade him anymore. Sometimes people's thinking is hard to change once it is fixed.

On the other hand, after Chen Mo gave the order, he began to deploy. The nine small camps outside the city could no longer be kept. It was okay to deal with the Yuan army without morale, but it was too arrogant to face Cao Cao, and it was easy to be defeated one by one.

Chen Mo ordered his men to dismantle the nine small camps. Xu Huang continued to guard the turbid Zhang River. At the same time, he combined the camps of all the generals into one camp and set it up in the west of Yecheng. Gao Shun was in charge, Cui Geng, Bao Geng, Shi Geng, Zhang Xiu, and Pang De were deputy generals, and the rest of the generals returned to the city. The two sides were in a pincer attack. At the same time, they deliberately left the moat secret channel open to give Cao Cao a chance to come in.

As for whether Cao Cao would be fooled, Chen Mo did not consider it. Anyway, this was just a casual move. Whether Cao Cao was fooled or not, it would not affect the overall situation. At most, it would hit the morale of Cao's army, that's all.

On the other hand, Ma Chao, Pang De, and Zhang Xiu's pursuit and shouting did make many Jizhou army generals lead their troops to surrender. After Yuan Shang found out, he immediately set up camp and immediately cleared the army to replace all the generals whose families were in Yecheng. Although there were a lot of troubles, it was successful in the end.

"My lord, nearly 6,000 soldiers have left and are now heading for Yecheng." Gao Lan came to Yuan Shang and his voice was a little low.

"My thief is despicable, I swear to kill him!" Yuan Shang felt upset. After such a purge, almost all the generals he was familiar with were detained. If Gao Lan had not maintained a firm position, even Gao Lan might have been detained.

The morale did not improve much because of Yuan Shang's move. After all, many families of soldiers were also in Yecheng, but they were not powerful and had not been slaughtered by Chen Mo. However, the morale would not improve because of Yuan Shang's move. At most, it would only be during the battle, because the generals were replaced, and there would not be the same thing as before. They could still fight, but their combat effectiveness was worrying.

Gao Lan did not speak, but just waited quietly for Yuan Shang's order.

"My lord, let's retreat here to rest." Tian Feng sighed on the side. It was no longer suitable for marching.

At this moment, Feng Ji suddenly came in quickly and said to Yuan Shang: "My lord, something bad has happened. Taishi Ci has invaded Changshan and is now approaching Zhongshan!"