The Nameless of the Common Clans

Xiangyang was broken. Although Zhuge Liang had been prepared for it, this time point was not what he expected. Now he has reacted. Chen Mo is calculating people's hearts. He pretended to build a fort to make the defenders of Jingzhou think that Chen Mo would launch a fierce attack on Xiangyang after the fort was built. With the precedent of the Battle of Fancheng, including Zhuge Liang, they all subconsciously thought so, so Zhuge Liang made a lot of arrangements, including that even after abandoning the city, Chen Mo would only get a ruin, and even many people would die.

But Chen Mo's sudden move disrupted all of Zhuge Liang's plans and arrangements. In the chaos, he was dragged onto the boat by Zhang Fei. The remnants of the city could not be taken care of, so he could only protect Zhuge Liang first.

The city was broken, the main general ran away, and the defenders in the city were at a loss. Some surrendered directly, and some opened the city gates and fled to Jiangling. In short, the process of breaking Xiangyang was easier than Chen Mo imagined. Zhuge Liang lacked the ability to respond on the battlefield.

Of course, this cannot be said to be bad, but only that he has too little experience. After all, compared with Chen Mo and others who have fought for more than 20 years, Zhuge Liang, who is new to the battlefield, has experienced too few scenes, especially in the case of defeat. Chen Mo believes that if Liu Bei were here, he would definitely walk a hundred times more calmly than Zhuge Liang.

"This is a chain lock. As long as you accidentally touch this line, the mechanism in the house will eject crossbows in this direction." In Xiangyang City, Chen Mo, led by a surrendered general, observed many mechanisms left by Zhuge Liang in the city.

According to Zhuge Liang's plan, even if Xiangyang was eventually lost, Chen Mo would not feel good. In this Xiangyang City, a large number of mechanisms were set up, and even the food and grass that could not be taken away were prepared to be burned. Not to mention the heavy damage to the Ming army, but at least it would disgust Chen Mo.

"This Zhuge Kongming is really evil." Dian Wei, who was standing by, watched the mechanisms being dismantled. Many of the mechanisms were in places that people could easily reach. Even though he was well-informed, he was still a little horrified by the handicrafts left by Zhuge Liang. This time he had learned a lot.

"Don't dismantle it!" Chen Mo saw someone trying to dismantle the mechanisms and hurriedly stopped them.

"Your Majesty, it is dangerous to keep these things, and there are these things everywhere, and the people in the city cannot live." Xu Huang looked at Chen Mo with some doubts, not understanding why these things were kept?

"Zhuge Liang is a treasure house. Call Ma Jun and mark these places. Let the soldiers from Jingzhou take Ma Jun and others to see if there are any useful things. If there are, take them for your own use and then dismantle them. If there are none, dismantle them all." Chen Mo said with a smile.

Confucianism rejects this artisanship, but Chen Mo thinks these things are very useful. They don't have to be used in weapons, but also in people's livelihood. Anyway, let Ma Jun and others study them, and then dismantle them, which won't waste much time.

"Yes!" Everyone nodded when they heard this, thinking that Chen Mo made sense.

"In addition, send someone to ask General Wenyuan if he has stopped Zhuge Liang?" After studying for a while, Chen Mo asked these surrendered generals in Jingzhou to take people to mark, and walked out to talk to Xu Huang.

"I heard from the surrendered generals that Zhuge Liang and others left by boat, and Wenyuan may not have intercepted the river yet." Xu Huang bowed.

"It's a pity. If we can keep this person, it will be of great use to our dynasty." Chen Mo felt a little regretful. Not to mention Zhuge Liang's ability to govern, Chen Mo admired the wonderful ideas on these utensils. If they could stay, it would be of great help to both people's livelihood and the army.

Chen Mo really likes talents like Zhuge Liang, but it's a pity that he voted for Liu Bei by mistake.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Gongda just sent someone over. Many gentry in Xiangyang want to visit your Majesty. Look..." Xu Huang said with a smile.

"No hurry, let them hang out for a few days, inform Wenyuan, march to Jiangling, and recapture the cities along the way. Remember, there is no need to be too fast, and stability is the priority. After all, this is the territory of Jingzhou." Chen Mo waved his hand. These people came to visit him, mostly to test the waters. However, if these people came to see him before Xiangfan was broken, Chen Mo would be very enthusiastic. But now Xiangfan has been broken, and Jingzhou is almost in Chen Mo's pocket. If you come again at this time, the treatment will be different. Let these people hang out for a while, and let them settle down, figure out what they can give and what they want to take, and then come back. It will be time for negotiation.

Chen Mo naturally knew the ecology of Jingzhou before. Since Liu Biao, Jingzhou has been governed by civil officials. When Chen Mo only had Hedong, Cao Cao was only the governor of Dongjun, and Liu Biao had already dominated Jingzhou. Later, Chen Mo seized Guanzhong and Cao Cao seized the Central Plains, but Liu Biao still sat firmly in Jingzhou. Later, the two Yuans were successively destroyed, and Chen Mo and Cao Cao fought for the top spot. Liu Biao still sat firmly in Jingzhou. Until Chen Mo unified the north, Jingzhou had not developed much externally.

Is it that Liu Biao didn't want to?

Of course not. If Liu Biao really didn't want to, he wouldn't have entered Jingzhou alone that year. But since then, Liu Biao could no longer leave Jingzhou. Of course, there were factors from Jiangdong, but Chen Mo felt that the attitude of the Jingzhou family was more important. In other words, the influence of the Jingzhou family on Jingzhou was too great.

Liu Bei seized Jingzhou, eliminated the Cai family who held military power, and then united with Liu Biao's non-Jingzhou old subordinates to control the military power of Jingzhou. This is the reason why Liu Bei can now fight in Shu. If the Cai family is still there, no matter how powerful Liu Bei is, he will not be able to break free from the shackles that Liu Biao could not break free from.

Chen Mo's situation is different from Liu Biao and Liu Bei. He entered by force, so he does not have to be constrained by the Jingzhou gentry like Liu Biao and Liu Bei. They used to make the rules of Jingzhou, but now that Chen Mo is here, the rules must naturally be set by Chen Mo.

Of course, he couldn't be too radical. If he angered these people and they rebelled again, it would be troublesome to deal with them. At least before Chen Mo captured Jiangling, Chen Mo was not going to confront them. He would delay if he could, but if he couldn't, he would let Xun You take over until he occupied all of Nanjun, and then come back to discuss with these people.

After all, the Jingzhou family can only give Chen Mo limited things now, and the biggest one is Jiangling. Now the elite troops of Jingzhou have been crippled by Chen Mo, and only Jiangling is left. For Chen Mo, it is not difficult.

After thinking about it, Chen Mo shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's go to Jiangling with the army directly. Let Gongda stay in Xiangyang to be responsible for the transportation of grain and grass, and tell Ma Jun to rush to Jiangling as soon as possible after these organs left by Zhuge Liang are dismantled. In addition, take some of the craftsmen in the army and follow me to the south."

"Yes!" Xu Huang nodded and agreed.

Chen Mo left the house and did not go to the government office, but directly got on the horse and went out of the city.

"Your Majesty, don't you need to rest for a few days before leaving?" Dian Wei looked at Chen Mo in surprise. They were just a group of soldiers. Was there any need to hide like this?

"What do you want to rest for? Didn't you rest every day in the army before? Just change the couch to sleep on. Let's take Jiangling as soon as possible." Chen Mo shook his head and said as he walked out: "It would be terrible if we were entangled by these soldiers. We couldn't leave for ten days or half a month. Tell the rear to dismantle the copper pillar in the middle of the river as soon as possible. It's faster to transport food and grass by water."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Dian Wei nodded and followed Chen Mo out of the city and joined the army outside the city. Chen Mo didn't really leave directly. After all, he was not tired, and the soldiers were tired. He planned to rest in the barracks for a few days before leaving.

As soon as Xiangfan was attacked, the situation in Jingzhou changed suddenly, and nearby cities surrendered one after another. After Zhuge Liang bypassed Zhang Liao by water, he quickly sent someone to summon Ji Ling to join him, and moved the people in the nearby counties still under the control of the Jingzhou army to Jiangling, and transported food and grass to Jiangling.

It had been two days since the news reached Chen Mo. He originally planned to rest for a few more days before leaving, but now, Chen Mo was a little impatient.

"What is Zhuge Liang thinking about!" Chen Mo frowned and looked at the battle report sent by Zhang Liao in front of him, his brows furrowed. Nanjun is the richest place in Jingzhou, with a large population, not just concentrated in Xiangyang. Zhuge Liang's move implicated nearly one million people, which made Chen Mo look uglier than ever.

"Delay time." Xun You gave the answer leisurely. He was busy these two days. He had to deal with the appeasement of Xiangyang and receive the harassment of Jingxiang scholars from time to time, and he had a lot of complaints about Chen Mo.

Chen Mo naturally knew this truth. The Jingzhou army had been defeated. Zhuge Liang knew that he could not defeat Chen Mo, so he mobilized these people. He did not seek to kill the enemy, but it was also an excellent choice to rely on these people to delay Chen Mo's southward movement. What Zhuge Liang lacked now was time, or it could be said that Liu Bei lacked time. Zhuge Liang's move could be said to have taken advantage of Chen Mo's sympathy for the people.

Somewhat disgusting!

"I'll leave the matter of Xiangyang to Gongda. I'll leave for the front line now." Chen Mo stood up and said in a deep voice.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Xun You nodded. He came here just to complain today. Can he really tell Chen Mo that what you did was not authentic?

"Dian Wei, notify the generals of the three armies to leave south immediately. In addition, tell Ma Chao, Pang De, and Zhang Xiu to lead the cavalry to the direction of Jiangling first. Stop everyone who can be stopped. If the Jingzhou army dares to stop, kill!" Chen Mo looked at Dian Wei and said.

"I'll go now!" Dian Wei sensed Chen Mo's anger, and without saying anything, he took the order and left.

After Chen Mo explained some things to Xun You, he also took his guards out of the camp, leaving Zhang He in Fancheng to guard Xiangyang, and asked Qian Zhao to follow Xun You to deal with emergencies. After leaving 10,000 soldiers in each of Xiangyang and Fancheng, Chen Mo commanded the army to go south.

All the way south, wherever he passed, he saw abandoned villages and starving people on the road. The once prosperous Jingzhou has now become extremely depressed with this war, and even made Chen Mo regain some of the feeling of being displaced in his childhood. This made Chen Mo have the urge to kill Zhuge Liang. The originally good situation was destroyed by Zhuge Liang's move...

Sorry, I was busy at noon and couldn't update. I will make up for it in the evening. Lao Wang is working hard on typing