The Nameless of the Common Clans

"It turns out that Mr. Zibu has arrived. Hurry, take a seat!" In Xiakou, in the Ming army camp, the arrival of Cao Ang and Zhang Zhao was naturally greeted by Chen Mo. Zhang Zhao is a famous scholar in Xuzhou. Although he has served in Jiangdong these years, he has not been in the Central Plains. He is also quite famous, including Mi Heng, who highly respects Zhang Zhao. Chen Mo will naturally not neglect such a famous person.

"King Xie Ming!" Zhang Zhao nodded politely and sat on the guest seat.

"Zixiu is also sitting, so you and I don't have to personally entertain you, right?" Chen Mo glanced at Cao Ang, who was standing beside him, and smiled.

"No, thank you King Ming!" Cao Ang saluted and sat down magnanimously.

"Mr. Zibu, you said... Gu went south this time to attack Liu Bei. From the beginning to the end, he never showed any hostility towards Jiangdong. However, Zhongmou seemed to have misunderstood Gu Po. He first joined forces with Liu Bei to form our army. We The army is ready to return, but now they are stationed at Chaisang, so I have to stay here, but I don't know what Zhongmou means?" After the guests and hosts took their seats, Chen Mo looked at Zhang Zhao and asked with a smile.

"King Ming is very powerful. Although he has no intention of occupying Jiangdong, King Ming can cross the river at any time in Jingzhou. My lord is also worried that King Ming will take advantage of the situation to seize Jiangdong, so he made this move. I have no intention of offending." Zhang Zhao said with a smile. .

"Zibu has never led an army and does not understand military affairs. Not to mention that Chai Sang has now gathered more than 100,000 land and sea soldiers. How much food and grass does Zibu consume every day for an army of 10,000? Chai mulberry can swim upstream at any time and invade our territory. If it doesn't move, the daily consumption of food and grass will probably take less than three years. Jiangdong's accumulation over the years will be wasted. If it is just a precaution, two or three thousand people are enough, Zibu Mr. Gu is quite trustworthy, but this statement makes him look like a child. "Chen Mo said with a smile, "Zi Bu is bullying me."

Zhang Zhaolian said he didn't dare.

"King Ming has captured Jiangxia this time. My lord really doesn't want to be an enemy of King Ming. However, King Ming has now taken over my territory. I'm afraid..." Cao Ang said, cupping his fists.

"Stop, Jiangxia is the boundary of Jingzhou. The imperial court has always recognized the lineage of King Chu to govern Jingzhou. This is also the original intention of conquering Liu Bei. Now that I have taken Liu Bei, the boundary of Jingzhou should be returned. If Sun Quan is willing to return the territory of Jingzhou, And hand over the false emperor, so I can go to the court and make Sun Quan the Marquis of Wu. What do you two think?" Chen Mo raised his hand, interrupted Cao Ang's words, and asked with a smile.

Zhang Zhao and Cao Ang frowned at the same time. It was impossible for them to agree to this condition. Besides, Sun Quan was already the Marquis of Wu, and it would be meaningless for Chen Mo to be granted another title. However, it would only be recognized by the court, let alone handing over Liu Ji. Even the four counties of Jingnan , Sun Quan can't return it. No, it is Sun Quan's territory, and there is no return.

"King Ming's move is too difficult for others." Cao Ang frowned.

"You two have come a long way today, so don't say these disappointing words. I have prepared a banquet to welcome you tonight. As for war or peace, how about we talk some other time?" Chen Mo did not continue, but just smiled.

Zhang Zhao and Cao Ang looked at each other and nodded silently. Neither Chen Mo nor Sun Quan had any intention of giving in on this matter. The peace talks may eventually collapse. However, as a matter of etiquette, since Chen Mo invited him, Zhang Zhao and Cao Ang could only agree. Come down, besides, the two people have different purposes. At this time, sitting together, there are some things that cannot be said.

At that moment, after Chen Mo arranged a place for the two of them, he left Cao Ang behind. Zhang Zhao didn't say much and bowed to leave.

"Do you hate me?" There were only two people left in the tent. Chen Mo looked at Cao Ang and asked with a smile.

Cao Ang didn't answer.

"It seems that he hates it." Chen Mo sighed, looked at Cao Ang and said, "You are good at everything, but you can't hide things on your face. You have to learn from Zihuan on this. How are they doing now?"

"Di Di Pi and Di Zhi have now begun to join the official ranks." Cao Ang said after being silent for a moment.

"Brother Meng De was buried in my hometown. If you have time, you can go and see it in the future." Chen Mo nodded.

"After this battle, the disciples will go." Cao Ang said calmly.

"Do you think you have hope in this battle?" Chen Mo looked at Cao Ang and asked.

"If I win, I can gallop across the Central Plains. If I lose, I don't think King Ming will stop me from worshiping my ancestors!" Cao Ang said calmly.

Indeed, if Jiangdong loses this battle, how can Jiangdong stop Chen Mo's army?

"It seems that Zixiu doesn't want to talk to me anymore." Chen Mo stood up and said, "Let's go and rest. This battle won't last long!"

Cao Ang stood up, said goodbye to Chen Mo with due etiquette, and turned to leave.

"Bah~" When Dian Wei saw Cao Ang leaving, he spit out a wooden ball from his mouth and looked at Chen Mo speechlessly: "Your Majesty, I just don't say anything. Besides, Jiangdong clearly has no intention of surrender. What do you mean? What nonsense are you talking to them about? Just fight!"

But Chen Mo was worried that Dian Wei would talk nonsense at the critical moment, so he asked him to swallow a wooden ball beforehand. At this moment, Dian Wei looked at Chen Mo with a resentful look.

"We have to fight, but not now. They are here either to surrender or to provoke me into fighting. Let's see who the water can deceive." Chen Mo looked at the direction Cao Ang left, shook his head, and knelt down again. He said: "We still have to talk this time, it will be useful."

At least it is necessary to contain Jiangdong's naval forces from returning quickly for reinforcements. Then, it is simple. Yu Sheng's navy has almost arrived in Guangling. What is missing now is an opportunity.

"Someone wants to surrender?" Dian Wei looked at Chen Mo in astonishment, how could he tell that?

"Hmm." Chen Mo smiled and said, "Is it weird?"

"Master Zixiu?" Dian Wei asked after thinking for a while.

"I want to go." Chen Mo shook his head, stood up and walked out: "Let's go, have a drink tonight."

"Here!" Dian Wei agreed loudly.

During the dinner, not only the generals in the army accompanied, but also many famous people from Jiangxia came to support the party. Naturally, the host and the guests were all happy. The next morning, Chen Mo called Zhang Zhao to the tent and ordered Dian Wei to wait outside the tent. They talked secretly for a full hour. No one knew what they said. However, in the following days, there was no such time for a single meeting. They always called the two together to discuss the peace talks. In the end, they could not come to a conclusion and left.

"Your Majesty, you said that these two people came here for seven or eight days, but in the end they didn't come to a conclusion. What is this?" Dian Wei looked at Chen Mo in confusion.

"Who said there was no result?" Chen Mo glanced at Dian Wei and said, "Didn't they see the warships and eight tower ships near Xiakou?"

"What's the use of seeing this?" Dian Wei was puzzled.

"You are Sun Quan. What would you think if you knew that I mobilized so many warships here?" Chen Mo asked back.

"Fighting?"

"Almost." Chen Mo smiled.

"Are they here to spy on the military?" Dian Wei suddenly reacted and looked at Chen Mo with a look of shock and anger.

"You just found out?" Chen Mo was a little amused.

"Your Majesty, I will send someone to chase them back!" Dian Wei said angrily.

"Don't be impulsive!" Chen Mo waved his hand and said, "If Sun Quan is not informed of the situation here, how can he fight this battle? Do you think the generals in the army don't know about this?"

"They know!" Dian Wei was shocked.

"Even you can guess it, why can't they guess it? Some things are better if everyone knows them." Chen Mo shook his head and said.

"Then, if they know it, will Sun Quan fight this battle?" Dian Wei frowned.

"Not necessarily, he should know that what Cao Ang saw should be what I want them to see, but at least he also knows that I want to fight this battle." Chen Mo shook his head. In the game between the two armies, being able to guess the other side's layout is equivalent to taking the initiative. Sun Quan will not be naive to think that he only has these, so whether to fight or not depends on whether Sun Quan's attitude is firm.

"Then let's fight!"

"Who will fight? You fight?" Chen Mo asked back: "Can you fight a naval battle?"

"Of course not." Dian Wei shook his head. He couldn't even command more than 500 soldiers in a land battle, let alone a naval battle.

"Don't make it so simple if you can't do it. Look at the generals here. How many of them are good at naval battles?" Chen Mo glared at him and said: "These ships are just for people to watch. If they really fight, they have to be led to the land to fight! As a general, you have to be able to lie!"

"Uh...then I..." Dian Wei looked at Chen Mo in confusion. Now the requirements for being a general are so unscrupulous? You can be a general if you can lie? What should an honest person like me do?

"Just be a guard. I don't count on you!" Chen Mo glanced at him and said.

Being a guard...is actually pretty good!

Dian Wei nodded and followed Chen Mo back. He couldn't help but look at the water fort behind him.

In the next few days, Chen Mo began to deploy. The ships left by the Jingzhou army were reorganized by Chen Mo, and the water fort was also expanded. After a large number of ships docked, the surrendered soldiers of Jingzhou were pulled to guard the water fort. Most of the soldiers of Jingzhou knew how to fight on water, but there was no suitable general, so they had been suppressed by Jiangdong all along. In fact, it was not that there was no suitable general, but it was difficult to keep people in the Liu Biao era. There were also some talents in Jingzhou, but they were not reused, and finally they all went to Jiangdong. The generals of Jingzhou were mostly from the noble families, and they valued their origins. The generals in the Liu Biao era were basically from the aristocratic families. There was no naval general who agreed with Chen Mo's mind among these surrendered generals of Jingzhou. Chen Mo knew how to fight on water, but it was too much to expect that he could defeat Jiangdong with these.

From the beginning, Chen Mo used the Jingzhou battle to attract Jiangdong as much as possible. Chen Mo's troops began to be distributed in various important places, replacing the previous Jingzhou army. Only a few generals stayed to assist Chen Mo in commanding the Jingzhou navy.

As for Jiangdong, after Cao Ang brought back the intelligence here, Sun Quan had already made up his mind to fight this battle. He was not afraid of Chen Mo's formation of a navy, but he was afraid that Chen Mo wanted to fight Jiangdong on land. Sun Quan had enough knowledge that he could not beat the Ming army in a land battle, but if it came to a naval battle, even if Chen Mo got the Jingzhou navy, he would still not be Jiangdong's opponent. Sun Quan was still confident about this.

Although He Qi and Quan Cong had been sent to garrison Danyang, Wujun and other places, Zhou Yu was still a little worried, but now Chen Mo had stationed troops in Xiakou, Zhou Yu could only prepare for this battle. Unless he really wanted to surrender, this battle was inevitable.