The Nameless of the Common Clans

Early the next morning, Bao Hongsheng went to the tent to discuss matters.

"I thought deeply about it last night. Although Chen Junhou is reckless, his words are not unreasonable. Now there are many thieves in Gebei and they are powerful. Although our army is elite, we are still small and have few generals. It is not suitable to confront the thieves head-on. The thieves in Gebei are powerful. Now that we are done, we are eager to move south. As far as we know, there are no less than 40,000 people. Although most of them are a mob, it is really difficult to defeat them with just over a thousand people from our school. "

Bao Hong looked up at the surprised generals and asked someone to hang up the map: "I discussed with Marquis Chen Jun last night. What our army needs to do now is not to destroy the thieves, but to establish a firm foothold here first."

"There is no danger to defend Nanton and cannot be relied upon. We are planning to move our army to Xiang County. Surrounded by three rivers, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It can be the foundation of our army. It is not yet known whether Xiang County is occupied by thieves, so it is necessary to Let’s first find out what’s true in Xiang County. If it’s not occupied by thieves, it’s easy to tell. But if it’s been occupied by thieves, then our army’s first battle will be to attack this city!”

The generals looked at the map. Xiang County was surrounded by water. It was indeed easy to defend but difficult to attack. They couldn't help but nodded frequently. This general still had some abilities.

"Besides, it may be difficult to defeat them with just our army, Zhong Yun!"

"The general is here!" Zhong Yun took a step forward and bowed.

"You have been contacting the four counties of Runan, Chen State, Jiujiang, and Qiao County these days. Once you get information from them, you must at least know how many cities the Gebei bandits have occupied now. In addition, each county needs to send troops to cooperate with our army. Thief." Bao Hong took out a command arrow and handed it to Zhong Yundao.

"General, take your orders!" Zhong Yun stepped forward, took the order arrow, and bowed back to the train.

"Yu Sheng!" Bao Hong took out another command arrow and looked at another military commander, Ma Dao.

"The general is here!" Yu Sheng took a step forward and bowed.

"You lead your troops to explore Xiang County first. If Xiang County has been occupied by thieves, don't act rashly and come and report. If it has not been occupied by thieves, occupy Xiang County first and recruit brave men in the city to help defend the city." Bao Hong said in a deep voice.

"Here!" Yu Sheng agreed, stepped forward, took the order arrow, and returned to the class train.

Well……

When Bao Hong said this, he suddenly became speechless. What should he do next?

"General!" Chen Mo took a step forward, bowed and smiled: "This is a defensive position. Although our army will not directly confront the Gebei bandit for the time being, we cannot allow it to wreak havoc."

"Not bad!" Bao Hong nodded when he heard this, took out a command arrow and said: "Chen Mo obeys the order!"

"The general is here!" Chen Mo took a step forward.

"You lead your troops and travel around in all directions. Once you come, you can find out whether the Gebei thieves are real or not. When you come, you can also attack the surrounding Gebei thieves. If the thieves are in large numbers, avoid their sharp edges. If the thieves are outnumbered, send out troops to attack them!"

"General, take your orders!" Chen Mo stepped forward, took the command arrow, saluted, and bowed back.

"The rest of the generals are getting ready for war." Bao Hong looked at the crowd and felt relieved. This was the most refreshing time he had ever felt since he became a military captain. He could clearly feel that the generals looked at him with more respect. .

"Did you really convince him to change his strategy?" After leaving the commander's tent, Zhong Yun looked at Chen Mo and said with a smile, "It's just that Bao Hong is too shameless. I think you taught him all these strategies, right? He actually said yes. Are you two discussing it?"

"It's not easy to have a share of my contribution. If you want to make a contribution, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Don't worry too much about the immediate gains and losses. Since he did this, he recognized this favor. This is the best result." Chen Mo walked away. While laughing, he said: "If we really fall out with him, not only will we not be able to win the battle in the end, but the lives of these more than a thousand soldiers may have to be left here. This is my first time to go on an expedition, and I don't want to lose!"

"Although I have a thicker skin, my heart is beyond the reach of ordinary people!" Zhong Yun said sincerely. Although he looked down on Bao Hong, as Chen Mo said, if the two sides were really at loggerheads and Bao Hong insisted on sending troops for a decisive battle, in the end, I'm afraid no one will get the benefit. It felt like Chen Mo's strategy was used by Bao Hong in the end, and Chen Mo seemed to have suffered a loss, but in fact, Chen Mo still had a share of the credit, and if he won, Bao Hong would also have to accept Chen Mo's favor, and return to Luoyang in the future, which would be equivalent to Chen Mo's return to Luoyang. With a helping hand.

"Being thick-skinned is a bit redundant. What I call informality!" Chen Mo glanced at Zhong Yun and said.

"Almost, but even with this credit, it may not be a good thing for that person if his virtue is not matched." Zhong Yun shook his head and smiled.

"Then it has nothing to do with me." Chen Mo said solemnly. He was also helping himself by making suggestions to help Bao Hong. As for what happened next, he was not Bao Hong's father, so why did he care about his future?

Your own career has just begun, how can you have the energy to care about others?

"It is not difficult for me to travel this time. The prefects of the four counties now hate the Gebei thieves. It is not difficult to send troops to help. But you have to be careful. If the Gebei thieves are as powerful as you say, this journey will not be easy. "Take care of yourself!" Zhong Yun got on his horse. Now that time is urgent, he must contact the four counties and send troops to help defeat the enemy.

"I have my own plans." Chen Mo nodded and said with a smile. This task was requested by himself. Although the risk is high, wealth and wealth can only be found in danger. Besides, he has the help of gods. If he doesn't take advantage of this opportunity to gain more merits, he would be a little sorry. The immortal who has always helped me.

"Take care!" Chen Mo nodded, gave Zhong Yun a fist, and then left.

Zhong Yun began to arrange people to go to various places to investigate the reality of the Gebei bandits, and at the same time contacted the counties. Chen Mo gathered his troops and headed east with his troops. When he was leaving the camp, he encountered Yu Sheng leading his troops out of the camp, so he joined forces. At the same time, if there are not many thieves in Xiang County, you can also give Yu Sheng a helping hand to defeat Xiang County first.

However, although Xiang County was often harassed, due to the terrain and the fact that Xiang County Magistrate had some skills, he organized the people to go to the city to assist in defense, so it was not breached. Yu Sheng led his troops to arrive and said that he would stay in Xiang County for a period of time, which was naturally welcome.

After saying goodbye to Yu Sheng, Chen Mo led his troops directly to the south.

Originally, he was going east to Qiao County to investigate, but when he had this idea, Chen Mo found that his luck had dropped a lot, which meant that there might be great danger in the direction of Qiao County. Therefore, Chen Mo temporarily changed his mind and went south to Qinqiu. This place is less than 100 miles away from Gepi, in the northeast direction of Gepi. Logically, it should be a place where Gepi thieves are active frequently, but when Chen Mo thought about going here, his luck recovered a lot. Although it was not fully recovered, it means that there are still dangers here, but it has dropped less than in the direction of Qiao County.

Or it can be said that a large number of Gepi bandits gathered in the area of ​​Qiao County, and their rear was empty. Of course, although the Gepi bandits started the uprising in Gepi, this place is located on the front line, and there is also the possibility that the Gepi bandits moved their nest to the east.

In any case, go to Qinqiu first. If the rear is really empty, you can also go to Gepi to find out.

…

Qinqiu, the hill of mausoleums, is the place where the mausoleums of the Shen Kingdom were buried. The mausoleums can no longer be seen now, and replaced by a plain hill. Qinqiu County is located to the north of this hill. The mausoleums of the year have not disappeared after thousands of years of wind and rain. Instead, they have gradually become a plain hill with the accumulation of soil. Standing here, the situation in Qinqiu City can be clearly seen.

"There should have been a sentry here not long ago, but it seems to be abandoned!" Dalang came to Chen Mo with two guards and pointed to a somewhat collapsed arrow tower not far away.

"Standing here, Qinqiu is almost private. The person who set up the sentry is quite capable, but it's a pity that he didn't always execute the sentry. Otherwise, it would be difficult for you and me to go up this hill without being discovered today." Chen Mo pointed to Qinqiu County in the north of the hill and smiled.

It is already deep winter, everything is withering, and it is not easy to hide on the bare hill.

"If we want to attack the city, I'm afraid we don't have enough people." Dalang frowned.

Two hundred people are good for field harassment, but it is not easy to attack the city. First, there is no siege equipment, and second, this number of people is not enough to attack a city, even if it is not a big city. Only a few hundred people can defend them.

"Bao Geng has taken people to disguise to inquire about the news, but I think there are not many people guarding this city." Chen Mo looked at the city carefully and didn't say anything. The specific situation needs Bao Geng to come back before making a decision.

Soon, Bao Geng came back with a few people and came straight to Chen Mo and said, "Marquis, the four gates of the city are closed, we can't get in at all."

"How many defenders are there on the city wall?" Chen Mo asked.

"Not too many, thank you above the city gate, and in other places, only one or two people can be seen every ten steps." Bao Geng shook his head.

"Are there any Gepi bandit troops around?" Chen Mo turned over and dismounted, asking.

"No, the surrounding villages are empty." Bao Geng shook his head.

"Empty?" Chen Mo frowned, looked at Qinqiu City, thought for a moment and said, "Maybe we can take this city!"

"Marquis, no matter how few people there are, the four gates are closed, and we can't attack the city with so few people!" Bao Geng was shocked when he heard this and hurriedly advised.

Two hundred people want to attack the city, unless these two hundred people are equipped with wings.

"Then let the bandits in the city come out." Chen Mo touched his chin and smiled.

"Does the military commander have a good plan?" Bao Geng's eyes lit up. If the enemy troops in the city could be led out, it would not be impossible.

"No." Chen Mo shook his head. He only had an idea, but he had not figured out how to lead them out, but at least he had a direction.

Bao Geng was speechless after hearing this: "Then now..."

"Bury the pot and cook, and set up camp in the south of the mountain. This Qinqiu is a shady place, not a good place. Repair the two arrow towers over there, and have people take turns at night. Be careful of the thieves approaching." Chen Mo pointed to the abandoned arrow tower and said.

"I obey your orders!" Bao Geng agreed, and then hesitantly said: "Military commander, our army does not carry much food and grass, why don't we go back to Xiang County to get food and grass first?"

"No need, I will let everyone enter the city tomorrow, and we will have food by then." Chen Mo shook his head. This city is not big, and there should be a way to break the city, otherwise it would feel a bit disadvantageous to run in vain.

"Yes!"