The Nameless of the Common Clans

"The scouts are exploring the direction of Liang Qi. I want Yuan Shang's exact location!" After Pegasus rushed back to Yecheng, Chen Mo dismounted and immediately sent out all the scouts in the city to explore Yuan Shang's specific location.

Liang Qi is located between Handan and Yecheng, fifty miles north of Yecheng, and closer to Handan. The news from Taishi Ci said that Yuan Shang had set out yesterday. According to the normal marching speed, Yuan Shang's army should have passed Liang by now. Period, it is about to enter Chen Mo's warning range.

"Lord, most of our troops have already engaged Cao's army. How can we deal with Yuan Shang now?" Dian Wei followed Chen Mo and asked with a frown.

"Why not?" Chen Mo ordered his personal guards to gather the generals in the city, and said with a smile: "Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army only has 10,000 people, and there are also 20,000 Jizhou surrender troops. Thirty thousand soldiers and horses can't hold it. Yecheng?”

"How can we use these people?" Even if Dian Wei doesn't know much about military affairs, he still knows that these people are not easy to use. Zhang Yan's Black Mountain bandits can still be used, but their combat power is far inferior to that of Guanzhong's elite. As for the surrender of Jizhou Army, who knows if these people will defect in battle.

"Use it well, these 30,000 troops and horses are enough." Chen Mo knelt down and wrote the general order while thinking about the current situation. Chen Mo was naturally prepared for Yuan Shang's attack while his two families were at war. Yes, Yuan Shang's visit, if used well, can help him quickly win over the morale of Jizhou's surrendered troops.

"General Zhang Yan, please see my lord." Soon, Zhang Yan took the lead in arriving at the government office. She was a little surprised to see Chen Mo here and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"I want to use your officers and men." Chen Mo took out a general order, thought for a while and said: "Ziyi sent back the news that Yuan Shang led his army to leave Handan yesterday and headed south. I am afraid that he formed an alliance with Cao Cao and took advantage of the opportunity. When our army is at war with Cao Cao, we come to steal the city."

"The general is willing to die in the service of my lord, please give me your orders!" Zhang Yan quickly saluted.

"There is no such thing." Chen Mo smiled and said: "From now on, your Black Mountain Army will take over all defenses in the city. You immediately lead your army to take out the weapons and armor from the treasury, put them on the city wall, and use bamboo poles to control them. Get up, remember, put them all at the back In addition, we should also visit some squares and houses near the city gates in various places in the city. As long as they can be vaguely seen outside the city, the Black Mountain Army will be divided into hundreds of teams to patrol the city continuously. No one is allowed to do so without my order. Feel free to walk around the city.”

"Here!" Zhang Yan was a little confused, but she immediately agreed and took the order arrows to arrange them.

Not long after Zhang Yan left, Zhang Wei and other Jizhou surrendered generals also arrived one after another. For these surrendered generals, their status in Ye City was a bit awkward. The Guanzhong Army stared at them, and the Black Mountain Army did not deal with them. Chen Mo, on the other hand, was quite fond of them. He Shan, although he replaced the lower-level generals and completely dispersed their confidants, he did not treat them as surrendered generals. This also made Chen Mo feel better for these Jizhou surrendered generals.

"See you, my lord!" Zhang Wei and others saw Chen Mo and quickly bowed and saluted.

"No need to be polite." Chen Mo raised his hand to support him and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, you have been waiting for me for more than a month. Are you still used to it during this time?"

He did not immediately talk about Yuan Shang's affairs, but gossiped with these people.

"Lord, thank you for your hard work. We are truly lucky in this life to be able to follow such a wise master as your lord. It is benevolent and righteous for your lord to ignore past grudges and accept us and other defeated generals. How can we dare to have any grudges?" Zhang Wei and others quickly bowed. Shen Dao.

"Alas~" Chen Mo waved his hand: "Victory and defeat are common things in the military. Who has never been defeated? Besides, you are all working for the big man, how can you be regarded as a surrendered general? Remember, from the moment I entered the city, you are me, Chen Mo. There is no distinction between Guanzhong and Jizhou among my subordinates. We are all Han soldiers. How can I say that I have surrendered a general? In the future, please do not mention such words in front of me. There is no surrender of generals. "

"The Lord has the world in mind, and we are willing to follow the Lord to the death!" Regardless of whether Zhang Wei and others were really moved, Chen Mo was somewhat touched by these words, and he bowed quickly.

"I have summoned you here because I have something to tell you." Chen Mo said in a deep voice.

"My lord, I have something to do, but please give me your instructions." Zhang Wei said quickly.

"It's not a big deal. It's said that Yuan Shang has led his army back and is expected to arrive in Yecheng today. I came back this time just to deal with this person and have already started to arrange it in the city." Chen Mo looked at the generals. With a look on his face, he said with a smile: "Don't worry, you guys, I know Dao'er and others used to be the generals of the Yuan family. In this duel with Yuan Shang, it will be a bit difficult for you and others to go into battle. Therefore, I am going to let you and others go out of the city and station in the south of the city to fight against Yuan Shang. My generals are enough. I also made a clever plan, just waiting for Yuan Shang to fall into the trap. "

"My lord is unparalleled in resourcefulness. Since the general has already pledged his allegiance to the lord, there is no reason to continue to entangle with the Yuan family. Please allow the general to participate in the war!" Zhang Wei said solemnly.

"Even if you are willing, will the soldiers under your command be willing?" Chen Mo asked.

Zhang Wei opened his mouth, and finally gave a wry smile without saying anything. These days, when fighting for food, for ordinary soldiers, it doesn't matter who they fight for, but it does not rule out that there are soldiers with brothers and sons on Yuan Shang's side. Therefore, it is not impossible for brothers to kill each other, father and son to turn against each other, or to defect in battle.

"Although you are now generals under my command, after all, you served in the Yuan family in the past, so I can understand your feelings. I don't want you to be in trouble, so I led my troops out of the city. This battle is irrelevant. Feeling sorry for myself, I set up a flag in the south of the city and sent some cavalry to scout the east and west sides of the city. It was enough not to let the enemy discover you. Otherwise, I left the fighting to the soldiers I brought back. But, since you are already a soldier under my command, you need to put on my military uniform." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Of course." Zhang Wei and others also breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this. What Chen Mo said was not unreasonable. After all, they once served the Yuan family, and now they have turned their backs and surrendered. They already felt a little guilty. If they picked up a knife and shot at their old friend at this time, Lord, this is somewhat difficult in my heart. At that moment, everyone bowed and said: "My lord is benevolent!"

"Go, as soon as possible." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"General, please retire!" Zhang Wei and others bowed down to receive the command arrows, and each went to lead the troops to withdraw from Yecheng. Along the way, they saw well-equipped Guanzhong soldiers coming and going. There seemed to be many more Guanzhong troops in the city. generally.

"Master... I'm afraid that Yuan will not get any benefits when he comes here this time." After leaving the government office, Zhang Wei went to lead the troops with a few people. He watched the Guanzhong Army carrying weapons and armor in a hurry on the street. The general shook his head and sighed.

"Don't say too much. Your lord can take care of our mood and let me not join the war. It's a kindness. Don't say anything else." Zhang Wei glanced at the general and said solemnly.

He really didn't want to get involved with the Yuan family. After all, the Yuan family was so unlucky that it was only a matter of time before they were completely defeated, so he had been loyal to Chen Mo since he joined him.

"When we understand, we will withdraw our troops from the city!" Several generals nodded, said goodbye to Zhang Wei, and turned to leave.

Zhang Wei also ordered his troops and horses to leave the city. In less than an hour, 20,000 Jizhou troops had already assembled in the south of the city. Looking at the tightly closed city gate, Zhang Wei and others also breathed a sigh of relief.

Now they just need to stay here and wait for the war to end. No matter whether it is Chen Mosheng or Yuan Shangsheng in the end, they have a way out. From this point of view, they are indeed very grateful to Chen Mo.

However, it is impossible for everyone to surrender as sincerely as Zhang Wei. Most of the generals who surrendered in the first place thought that the situation was over and were forced to surrender. Now that they heard that Yuan Shang had returned with his troops, many people became more active. In addition, Chen Mo allowed them to set up scouts around to investigate the situation. Someone secretly sent someone out to find Yuan Shang and reported the matter to Yuan Shang.

"Lord, Yuan Shang's army has entered Pingyang, less than thirty miles away from Yecheng." At noon, the scouts' intelligence came back one after another. Yuan Shang had already reached Pingyang. Pingyang crossed the Zhuozhang River, and thirty miles up was Yecheng. .

"Let's explore again!" Chen Mo nodded, indicating that he knew.

"Here!"

After the scouts left, Dian Wei said worriedly: "My lord, Pingyang is not far from the battlefield. If Yuan Shang does not come to attack the city at this time, but joins forces with Cao Cao to fight our army, won't he be attacked from both sides?"

"If that's true, it's really difficult to deal with." Chen Mo nodded: "But I guess Yuan Shang will probably come to Yecheng."

"Master, why are you so sure?" Dian Wei asked in astonishment.

"People's hearts, why do you think Yuan Shang joined forces with Cao Cao at this time?" Chen Mo smiled and was about to explain when he saw Yang Xiu coming in and said with a smile: "Even if he defeats our army, Cao Cao still has to compete with him for Jizhou. , in this case, why not let Cao's army fight with our army, and take advantage of the empty space in our army's rear to seize Yecheng first, and then sit back and watch the fight."

No matter for Chen Mo, Cao Cao or Yuan Shang, the most critical thing now is the ownership of Yecheng.

Dian Wei turned his head and looked at Yang Xiu who came in: "Why do you like to interrupt so much?"

Yang Xiu was speechless and simply ignored him. He bowed to Chen Mo and said, "My lord, Xiu has arranged everything in the city and invited all the families in the city to send troops. We should be able to mobilize another five thousand troops for our lord."

"Five thousand soldiers and horses?" Chen Mo's eyes focused, nodded, and then shook his head and sighed: "I thank everyone for their kindness, but to retreat from Yuan Shang, it is useless to have too many soldiers and horses. I understand their kindness, but this is Five thousand soldiers and horses are not necessary."

Although Chen Mo spoke gently, there was a hint of alienation in his tone. Yang Xiu was a little confused as to why his lord had become more and more alienated from him since coming to Yecheng.

Just looking at Chen Mo's appearance now, Yang Xiu didn't dare to persuade him anymore, so he could only nod his head and said: "Xiu accepts the order."

"Lord, why don't you want a man?" Dian Wei saw Yang Xiu leaving in disappointment and looked at Chen Mo with some confusion.

"How do I know whether these five thousand people are surnamed Chen or Yuan?" Chen Mo shook his head: "Send someone to watch these people. If there is any change, they will be cleared immediately!"

"Here!"