The Nameless of the Common Clans

The war between Chen and Cao is now in the exploratory stage. The armies of both sides are fighting on this land that has completely become a battlefield. Cao Cao's troops will bypass Chen Mo's camp from time to time and infiltrate to Xingyang, Guanxian and other places in the rear, trying to find Chen Mo's grain storage. However, Yu Sheng has done too many tricks in this hundred-mile territory, and the deployment of troops is also quite cautious, making it difficult for Cao's army to distinguish where the grain is.

Chen Mo also tried his best to find out where Cao's army stored grain, but this time, he couldn't go around and find it himself. Maybe if Chen Mo went into battle personally, he could find the place where Cao's army stored grain, but in that case, Chen Mo would probably be surrounded by Cao's army. It is impossible for Chen Mo to exchange his life for a victory in the war.

Chen Mo divided 30,000 troops into six teams, and always pretended to attack. At the same time, he sent a large number of scouts to explore all around. Small-scale battles between scouts occurred almost every day and every hour.

Cao Cao ordered Li Dian's troops to attack Guancheng, intending to capture Guancheng and occupy a stronghold to deter Chen Mo's retreat and cut off Chen Mo's food supply at any time. Chen Mo was naturally unwilling to be outdone, so he asked Zhang Xiu to lead a group of troops to intercept and counterattack. The two sides had a fierce fight, and Zhang Xiu was slightly at a disadvantage.

During the process of mutual probing between the two sides, Chen Mo ordered Pang De to lead his troops to detour to Junyi, trying to find out the arrangement of Cao Cao's rear. He encountered Cao Hong halfway. Pang De steadily advanced and defeated Cao Hong's troops in this battle. The defeated soldiers fled in all directions. Pang De wanted to pursue, but was surrounded by Xiahou Yuan and Le Jin's troops. Cao Cao wanted to take the opportunity to swallow up Pang De's troops.

Chen Mo took advantage of the situation and ordered Qian Zhao to lead his troops to attack Xiahou Yuan's troops, hoping to defeat Xiahou Yuan's troops. At the same time, he ordered Zhang He to lead his troops to ambush Cao's reinforcements outside Cao's camp. After being discovered by Cao Cao, Le Jin and Xiahou Yuan joined forces and fought a fierce battle with Pang De and Qian Zhao. In the end, both sides retreated without a clear winner.

In the next two months, the entire Guandu area of ​​50 miles seemed to have turned into a battlefield. Chen Mo and Cao Cao used various tricks to lure out the main force of the other side. On the entire Guandu battlefield, the Chen and Cao armies felt that there seemed to be enemy troops everywhere, and each seemed to be the main force. The fighting became more and more intense, but it seemed that there was no main force anywhere.

The combined forces of both sides on the battlefield exceeded 100,000. This chaotic battle lasted for two whole months. At this time, neither Chen Mo nor Cao Cao could control the number of casualties on their side. The war of 10,000 people occurred no less than a hundred times in two months, and there were countless small-scale battles. The number of casualties also made both of them a little overwhelmed, and they had to withdraw their troops.

At this time, spring has returned to the earth, and the war between the two sides seems to have just entered the right track. The two armies fought, and the debris that had not been cleaned up in time was scattered throughout the two camps for dozens of miles. It was normal to see corpses on the road.

In Xingyang, a large number of wounded soldiers were sent back, and the groans and screams kept tearing people's eardrums.

Yu Sheng and Xu Shu shuttled through the wounded camp.

"The battle on the front line seems to be getting more intense." Xu Shu looked at this scene. He didn't expect that this battle with Cao's army would be so difficult. Such a large number of wounded soldiers had never appeared in previous wars. These were just serious injuries. It was hard to imagine how tragic the battle on the front line would be.

"Cao's army is different from previous opponents. They are also experienced and well-trained. In this battle, the lord said that there is no guarantee of victory. Once defeated, all the cities east of Chenggao will be abandoned." Yu Sheng sighed. This war that concerns the direction of the entire world, the degree of tragedy can be imagined.

He had been attacked several times. If Yu Sheng had not been cautious, Xingyang might have been taken by Cao Cao. Chen Mo also launched raids on several cities behind Cao Cao, trying to find the enemy's food storage, but the final result was not satisfactory. Cao Cao didn't know that Chen Mo had mobilized new soldiers from the rear. I think Cao Cao would also mobilize new soldiers from the rear.

In this war, both sides have probably invested more than 100,000 troops so far, and Chen Mo is still recruiting new soldiers in the rear. This war is like a meat grinder, devouring the lives of the soldiers.

"Report~" A soldier ran over quickly and saluted the two.

"What's the matter?" Yu Sheng looked at the man and said.

"My lord, an urgent order!" The soldier handed a bamboo slip to Yu Sheng.

Yu Sheng took it quickly, looked at it carefully, turned his head to look at Xu Shu, handed the bamboo slip to Xu Shu and said: "The Lord has transferred you to Guandu."

Xu Shu heard this, took the bamboo slip and read it, nodded and said: "There is no time to lose, I will get up now."

"I will send a guard to you, it will not be peaceful along the way!" Yu Sheng said.

"Thank you." Xu Shu did not refuse. Cao's army would infiltrate from time to time, robbing food and destroying bridges, which was quite difficult. Although he had some martial arts, Xu Shu was no longer the knight-errant of the past. He was no longer interested in bravery and fighting, and still put his own safety first.

"Now that the Lord has transferred you to the front line, I am afraid that you will be in charge of the troops. Please be careful!" Yu Sheng instructed. Chen Mo transferred Xu Shu to the front line at this time, probably because he felt that there were not enough people, and Xu Shu might have to go to the battlefield.

"Don't worry, General. I have followed our lord for these years and have experienced many battles." Xu Shu nodded with a smile, said goodbye to Yu Sheng, and headed straight for Guandu with the two hundred elite soldiers assigned to him by Yu Sheng.

Xingyang is one hundred and thirty miles away from Guandu, and it will take two or three days to travel at full speed, so there is no need to delay.

Along the way, traces of battles can be seen from time to time. Fighting between Guanzhong soldiers and Cao Jun occurred everywhere. Although the battlefield is in Guandu, it is now centered on Guandu and radiates to both sides. There is no safety east of Chenggao. land.

Xu Shu traveled quickly and arrived at Guancheng that day. However, outside Guancheng, he saw two groups of people fighting.

"Silence!" Xu Shu, accompanied by the military princes, signaled that all activities should cease, while silently paying attention to the two sides fighting.

There were not many people on both sides. One was from Guanzhong, numbering no more than three hundred, and the other was from Cao's army, with seven or eight hundred people. The two groups were fighting together outside Guancheng. Although the Guanzhong army was brave, Cao's army was not the same. More concessions, and the opponent still has a numerical advantage. Seeing that this team is about to be broken up.

"Sir, do you want to help?" The military marquis looked at Xu Shu. His mission was to escort Xu Shu to the Guandu camp safely. Although he couldn't bear to see his family being strangled by the other party, the mission was important and he had to ask Xu Shu's opinion on this matter. .

"You order people to break some branches and drag them back and forth over there." Xu Shu looked at it for a moment, nodded, and ordered: "The others will listen to my orders for a while. Don't come forward to fight. Just keep shouting and knocking. Just use gongs and drums and show our flag at the same time.”

"Here!" the military marquis agreed, and immediately ordered people to break off the branches and drag them back and forth in the distance. After a while, smoke and dust were seen billowing, as if a large army was really coming this way.

At the same time, the remaining people, under Xu Shu's order, began to make loud noises, beat gongs and drums, and the big flag representing Chen Mo kept waving, instantly alarming the two men who were fighting in the distance.

When the Guanzhong Army saw the flag here, they were overjoyed. The leading general shouted sternly: "Soldiers, the reinforcements have arrived, follow me and kill!"

The morale of the officers and soldiers in Guanzhong was greatly shaken. On the other side, Cao's army finally went deep behind the enemy's rear. The leader's face changed when he saw this, and he did not care to continue the pursuit. He immediately chose to withdraw his troops. After both sides chased for a long time, the officers and soldiers of Guanzhong gave up and led them. When the remnants of the troops came to Xu Shu's side, they discovered that there were no reinforcements. They were just a team of two hundred people. They were instantly startled and broke into a cold sweat. Fortunately, they did not pursue them all the time.

"I am Xu Shu, whose subordinate are you?" Xu Shu revealed his identity and looked at the visitor.

"Mr. Hui, our last general is a lieutenant under General Zhang He. This time we were ordered to escort the grain and grass. We encountered enemy troops coming to rob the grain. We had no choice but to lead our troops to divert the pursuers and fight all the way to this point. I would like to thank you sir for your help." The general knew Xu Shu and bowed.

"How is the battle on the front line?" Xu Shu asked the other party as he asked him to join forces with him and went with him to join the team escorting the grain and grass.

"I can't tell." The captain shook his head: "We are fighting every day, but the generals don't know who wins and who loses."

A large battlefield with a scale of 100,000 people covers an area of ​​dozens of miles. As a captain, what he can see is the part of the battlefield that he can participate in. As for the overall situation, Zhang He, not to mention him, may not be able to see the whole picture. .

Xu Shu nodded. This sentence was also a test. In this situation, who knows if the other party could be Cao Jun pretending to be Cao Jun.

The two sides joined forces, and there were a lot more troops. Then they met up with the grain team, and encountered several sneak attacks by Cao Jun along the way. Xu Shu easily defused them, or scared them off, or defeated them. However, such frequent attacks gave Xu Shu a sense of urgency. Alert.

"Is it possible that our army's food route is already known to Cao Jun?" Xu Shu summoned the captain and frowned, "This is Chen Mo's rear. How come there are so many Cao Jun troops, but they can still be found."

"I don't know about this general, but in recent times, the grain team has indeed been ambushed frequently." The captain shook his head.

"Does the Lord know about this?" Xu Shu asked suddenly.

"You should know." The captain nodded: "There have been a lot more people escorting the grain team recently."

But the food path has not changed...

Xu Shu frowned and came to a grain cart, suddenly raised his sword and cut open a grain bag.

"Wow~"

However, after the grain fell, what flowed out from the grain bag were small stones. Behind Xu Shu, the captain stared at this scene in shock.