The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Lord, the information sent from Luoyang." When Chen Mo received the letter from Li Ru, three days had passed since the Luoyang coup. In fact, considering the distance from Luoyang to Guandu, if he works quickly, it can be sent in one day, but that Bian needs to summarize everything.

For example, the matters related to Yique Pass were sent to Luoyang in the afternoon of that day. The calculation of the gains and losses of the battle in Luoyang and other matters were completed and sent to Chen Mo in three days. Three days was already very fast.

Neither Chen Mo nor Li Ru nor Jia Xu expected that Zhang Liao would have such an unexpected surprise when he sent people to seize power at Yique Pass. Cao Ren died in battle, and the troops Cao Cao arranged in the Yingchuan area had suffered heavy losses. The Yingchuan and Runan areas are almost undefended for Nanyang today. Under such circumstances, Li Ru's suggestion is to let Wei Yan cooperate with Zhang Liao to send troops, and Luoyang will send some troops to move Yingchuan and Runan first. One step under Chen Mo's control.

"This Wei Yan is quite bold!" Chen Mo handed the letter about the war in Yique to Xu Shu and Xun You for circulation. While reading other letters, he smiled and said, but he didn't expect that Nanyang still had a good general.

"According to the routine, we should discuss with Luoyang first. Yique Pass is only more than seventy miles away from Luoyang. This trip will only take one day. There is enough time to communicate with Luoyang. In case of failure, Luoyang can also make preparations in advance. "After Xun You handed the letter to Xu Shu, he shook his head and said with a smile: "This man may be a talented general, but he is very selfish and extremely conceited. I'm afraid it's difficult to control."

"Mediocre people mostly follow the rules, but it's hard to make a difference. It's not a big evil for a capable person to be arrogant. As for selfishness...who is selfless? It's okay to have some selfishness if you can use it for me." Chen Mo nodded and said to Xun You The evaluation is quite favorable. Just from the way Wei Yan does things, we can tell that he is an ambitious person, but ambition is a good thing. As long as he can be restrained, then this person is a sharp sword.

"My Lord, you still need to use it with caution." Xun You could see that Chen Mo admired Wei Yan quite a lot and did not dissuade him. He knew that Chen Mo had his own way of employing people, and he didn't need to teach him. As a counselor, he needed to do what he wanted. It means pointing out possible problems. This can be used by Wei Yan, but how to use it depends on the means.

"This talent is like a sword. If you use it well, you will be able to do anything. But if you put it in the hands of someone who doesn't know how to use the sword, you may hurt yourself. If you are unruly, what about Marquis Wen? What about Ma Chao? Don't worry, Gongda. The most indispensable thing under my command is this unruly man. I would like to see how unruly he is. Send me an order to have Wei Yan come here to listen to you after Yingchuan is captured." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Here!"

"My lord, now that the future troubles have been eliminated, Cao Ren died in battle, Cao's army has collapsed all the way to Yingchuan, and its flanks have been lost. This is a good opportunity to defeat Cao." Xu Shu looked at Chen Mo and said with a smile.

"That's right." Chen Mo nodded and smiled: "It seems that Brother Meng De will definitely be defeated this time. Dian Wei, please send someone to send Cao Ren's body to Brother Meng De first. Although he and I are rivals, Cao Ren will be defeated after all." It’s General Cao, let him return to his hometown.”

"My subordinates will do it now!" Dian Wei agreed and turned around to leave the camp. Li Ru also felt that Cao Ren's body would be useful to Chen Mo, so this time he not only sent a letter, but also sent someone to deliver Cao Ren's body. At this time Just in time to send it over to see Cao Cao's reaction. The total number of troops gathered here by both sides is nearly 200,000. If you add the civilians, it has seriously affected the farming in the Central Plains this year. Even if you win the middle age, in Chen Mo's estimation , just solving the famine this year will cost the court a lot of energy. If it continues like this, it will not be good for the world.

Although Chen Mo had previously estimated that this war would last at least half a year or even a year, if the war could be ended earlier, Chen Mo naturally did not want to drag it out. The war was all about money and food.

While sending people to deliver Cao Ren's body, Chen Mo summoned the generals to discuss the next decisive battle. Cao Cao's southern front collapsed. If he ignored it, Zhang Liao could lead his army to attack Suiyang. In any case, Cao Cao didn't want to fight this battle. Gotta fight.

On the other side, in Cao's camp.

"Why did Bo Dao send you here?" Cao Cao looked at the envoy in front of him. He was not an acquaintance, and it was obviously not an important matter. However, he heard that the other party brought a coffin, which made Cao Cao very unhappy. Could it be that Chen Mo wanted to To force him to send troops, do you even have to use these methods?

"General Cao Ren died in the battle at Yique Pass. My Lord said that although we are enemies with Duke Cao now, we are still old friends after all. We cannot bear that General Cao will die in a foreign country. I ordered you to come and return General Cao's coffin, which is outside the camp." The envoy said. Bowed.

"What did you say!?" Cao Cao stared. He knew that Yique Pass had failed, but the news of Cao Ren's death in the battle had not yet been sent back. When he heard the news, Cao Cao felt his head explode and he was a little confused.

"Take it down!" Xiahou Dun's face turned cold and he shouted loudly, and immediately some guards rushed up and held the group down.

"Mr. Cao, in the battle between the two armies, casualties are inevitable. Our Lord, remembering his old friendship, sent General Cao's body back. Is this how Gong Cao responded!?" the envoy shouted quickly.

"Back off!" Guo Jia and Cheng Yu stood up and shook their heads at Xiahou Dun, whose eyes were red. Although this news was a bolt from the blue for Cao Jun, Chen Mo's move was considered the most benevolent. At this time, the murderer's messenger , firstly, it is meaningless, and secondly, it also seems that Cao Cao is small-minded.

"Leave the coffin and say thank you to your uncle for me!" Cao Cao waved his hand, motioning for his guards to retreat, and said to the envoy.

"Farewell!" Although the envoy was prepared, he was still frightened when the incident came. He did not say much after hearing the words. After stepping in and saluting, he turned around and left with his guards.

"My Lord..." Cheng Yu looked at Cao Cao with some worry.

"I'll go see Zixiao." Cao Cao stood up and staggered outside the camp. A coffin had already been placed outside the camp.

Xu Chu stepped forward and used his arms to lift the lid of the coffin. The body was already smelly. Cao Cao came to the coffin and looked at Cao Ren's sutured head. His eyes went dark. He suddenly covered his head and cried out in pain: "It hurts so much!"

After that, he fell to the ground.

"My Lord!" A group of people hurried forward, and while someone summoned the military doctor, they helped Cao Cao back to the tent.

The military doctor came over and helped Cao Cao with a few needles. Finally, Cao Cao's headache stopped and Cao Cao woke up.

"My Lord, I will lead the troops to cut off Chen Mo's head and avenge Zixiao!" Cao Hong looked at Cao Cao and gritted his teeth.

Although Cao Hong and Cao Ren were not brothers, they had fought side by side for many years and were both members of the Cao clan. They had already established a deep friendship. Seeing Cao Ren die in battle, Cao Hong was already furious and now only wanted to kill people for revenge.

"Don't do anything stupid!" Cao Cao pulled Cao Hong, took a deep breath, stared into Cao Hong's eyes and said, "Zixiao's death pains me as much as yours. But now that Zixiao is dead, Yingchuan can't stop the Nanyang troops, and Zhang Liao can take advantage of the opportunity to go straight to Suiyang. If we go to war with Chen Mo now, Zhang Liao will take advantage of the situation to attack Suiyang, and our army will be caught in a situation of being attacked from all sides! I have already lost my two brothers Zixiao and Zihe, is it possible that Zilian will also abandon me!?"

Cao Hong's eyes were red, and he knelt on the ground and said, "But I feel bad!"

The veteran who had fought in hundreds of battlefields and had been wounded and bled countless times had never shed a tear, but at this moment he was in tears.

"Bear!"

Cao Cao looked at everyone and said, "Chen Mo's move was to return the body and force us to send troops. We must not fall into his trap. Chen Mo deliberately set up his camp outside our camp before, probably because he noticed the movement of our army in the rear. It's a pity that I only wanted to defeat him at that time and failed to notice Chen Mo's calculations, which resulted in the loss of one of my generals. This is my fault!"

"This is not the fault of the lord, but Chen Mo is too good at guessing people's hearts." Cheng Yu shook his head and sighed. At that time, as counselors, they also failed to notice it. Who would have thought that Chen Mo would still have such a strong control over the rear in a decisive battle with Cao Cao?

"The difference in one thought has determined the victory or defeat. Do you have a good strategy to defeat the enemy?" Cao Cao sighed and didn't say more about this matter. What's the use of regretting at this time?

"My lord, it is not appropriate to fight at this time. We should think about retreating as soon as possible." Cheng Yu said with a wry smile. In this situation, they could not fight anymore. If they continued to fight, Zhang Liao would be able to bypass them and attack Suiyang. Cao Cao obviously meant this, but he could not say it, so Cheng Yu had to say it.

"But now the enemy camp is so close to us, and there are seven cavalry harassing us from the rear. How can we retreat easily?" Xiahou Yuan shook his head and frowned.

Chen Mo set up the camp so close, obviously to prevent them from withdrawing. At this time, they could not say they did not want to fight, and then they could not fight.

"So we need to leave soldiers behind!" Guo Jia sighed.

The generals were silent after hearing this. At this time, staying behind to cover the rear was almost a dead end.

"My lord, I am willing to stay behind to cover the rear!" Le Jin stood up and said.

"At least three days!" Cao Cao looked at Le Jin and said in a deep voice: "Are you sure?"

This is not a job that anyone can do. Without sufficient skills, Cao Cao might be killed by Chen Mo as soon as he left.

"Don't worry, my lord. I will delay you for three days even if I die." Le Jin said generously.

"With your 20,000 troops, you must delay Chen Mo's army! Remember, Chen Mo will definitely guess that I want to retreat. Take care, Wen Qian, and come back alive." Cao Cao didn't say anything sentimental at this time. He stood up and hugged Le Jin, turned his head and looked at everyone and said: "The rest of the generals will immediately return to the camp to pack up their luggage and set off at three o'clock tonight, and retreat to Chenliu first!"

"Yes!" All the generals responded in unison, stood up and said goodbye, preparing to retreat.

On the other side, after seeing the envoy come back, Chen Mo looked at the generals gathered in the tent and said: "Once Cao Ren dies, Cao Cao will definitely retreat. All the generals should return to the camp to prepare. We can't let him go so easily this time!"

"I obey the order!"