The Nameless of the Common Clans

When Chen Mo arrived at the Taishi Mansion, many people had already gathered. Li Jue, Li Ru, Guo Si, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and other generals under Dong Zhuo's command. In addition, Wang Yun, Zheng Tai and others also arrived.

"Grand Master!" Chen Mo saluted Dong Zhuo and met with all the generals and ministers one by one, then sat down in his seat. Although Chen Mo was a little squeezed out now, he was ranked among the Nine Qings, second only to Sangong. Naturally, there was no one else. Dare to let him sit at the bottom of the table.

"Guang Luxun came just in time." Dong Zhuo nodded to Chen Mo and said: "When the general guarded Yique Pass, Luhun, Dugu, Xuanyuan, and Xuanmen Pass also listened to your orders. I want to ask, how did you do it back then? Guard?"

Chen Mo nodded and said: "At that time, because the Yang people gathered and lost a lot of soldiers and horses, they were not able to divide their troops to guard the four passes. Therefore, I set up beacon towers at the four passes and along the way, and ordered a thousand cavalry troops to be placed in Yishui and Luoshui. At the intersection, no matter where the beacon is lit, these one thousand cavalry are enough to arrive in time. Later, General Li Xian brought another two thousand soldiers and horses, and I will also leave the two thousand soldiers and horses outside the city. If the enemy attacks both sides at the same time, At the third pass, we can also divide our troops to provide assistance. Is there something wrong with the lower official’s arrangements?”

"Never." Dong Zhuo sighed and said nothing. Li Ru on the side smiled bitterly and said: "The general's arrangements were very good. It's just that something went wrong after the general left."

"Oh?" Chen Mo was curious. Hua Xiong probably wouldn't change his strategy.

The time begins after Chen Mo left. After Yuan Shu learned that Chen Mo had left, he began to attack Yique Pass with all his strength. However, under Chen Mo's design, Yique Pass had strong defenses and was difficult to break through.

Later, Yuan Shu used Yang Hong's plan to abandon Yique Pass and began to move the main attack direction to Dagu and Luhun Passes. Although these two passes are also dangerous, they are not as good as Yique Pass after all. Moreover, the defense of Yique Pass was carefully arranged by Chen Mo. Yes, not only were the city defense arrangements well-organized, but there were also trebuchets on the cliffs on both sides that would hurl crossbow stones downwards, causing great damage to the city siege.

Naturally, there is no city defense plan designed by Chen Mo personally in Dagoguan Pass and Luhun Pass.

What's even more terrible is that at this time, Li Xian suggested overturning Chen Mo's previous plan to only assist the four passes, and instead let him and Zhao Cen personally garrison the Dagu and Luhun passes.

Hua Xiong naturally did not want to, but these two men had 6,000 soldiers and horses. At this time, they did not listen to Hua Xiong at all. After Li Xian and Zhao Cen discussed, they divided the two soldiers and horses into two, each with 3,000 soldiers and horses. Dagu Pass and Luhun Pass.

Li Xian was responsible for Daguguan.

Logically speaking, three thousand soldiers and horses are enough for defense, but Li Xian committed suicide and wanted to imitate Chen Mo in attacking Yuan Shu's camp at night. Although the camp was successfully robbed, Yuan Shu had 50,000 troops. Even if there were not that many, he The camps were not located in one place. After learning that Li Siam had stolen the camp, Yuan Shu did not go to rescue him immediately, but directly ordered Zhang Xun to take the opportunity to attack Dagu Pass.

Li Xian successfully robbed the camp, but only one camp was robbed. However, Yuan Shu's army cut off his retreat. Under the protection of the soldiers, he broke out of the siege and returned to Yique Pass for help. Although Hua Xiong immediately sent troops to rescue him. However, there was no general in Dagu Pass, and half of the men were taken away by Li Xian. In the end, Yuan Shu successfully broke through before Hua Xiong led his troops to arrive.

Dagu Pass is only more than ninety miles away from Luoyang. Once Dagu Pass is broken, although Yique Pass can block Yuan Shu's grain route, Luoyang is indeed threatened and cannot ignore it. However, Dong Zhuo's military strength will be somewhat stretched. .

Now, most of Dong Zhuo's troops have been transferred to Guanzhong and started to deploy defenses. Here in Luoyang, the total number of all the checkpoints is only 50,000. Now there are more than 20,000 in Chenggao, Xingyang and Aocang alone, and one in Yique Pass. There are about 10,000 people in the county, and there are only more than 10,000 people in Luoyang, including Chen Mo, who was left behind by the former Forbidden Army.

Dagu Pass must be managed. Yuan Shu came from there and could reach it in one day. But if all the remaining troops in Luoyang were pulled out, then the place would be empty.

This time Dong Zhuo summoned everyone to come up with a solution.

"General Chen is both civil and military. I wonder if the general has any good ideas?" Li Jue smiled and looked at Chen Mo, hoping to get closer to the two of them. After all, Chen Mo was the one who took it away, but Chen Mo was there. At that time, the five barriers were unbreakable. As soon as Chen Mo left, a gap was opened by Yuan Shu, especially since the gap was opened by his nephew. This made Li Jue worried that Chen Mo would pursue this matter.

"For the current plan, relying only on the troops and horses in Luoyang, even if the Grand Master is willing to mobilize them all, they may not be able to stop Yuan Shu's army. Even if Yuan Shu does not mobilize new troops from Nanyang, he still has at least 30,000 troops and horses in his hands, and he has occupied Guancheng, we want to attack again and take back Dagu Pass, but Luoyang's troops are not enough. The last general suggested that before the Suizao princes arrive, we can first recall the two generals Xu Rong and Lu Bu, abandon Xingyang and Aocang, and stick to Chengdu. Gao, it would be best to gather more troops to recapture Dagong Pass. Of course, this is Mo's humble opinion and may not be right." Finally, Chen Mo said with a smile.

Dong Zhuo was silent when he heard this. The three cities of Chenggao, Xingyang, and Aocang formed an angle with each other. With these three cities, the river would freeze before winter, and it would be difficult for the princes to even cross the river. If Xingyang and Aocang were abandoned, the troops of the princes would be at risk. If Chenggao can be attacked immediately, Chenggao will become Luoyang's last line of defense.

Once Cheng Gao fails, the coalition forces can march straight into Luoyang. At that time, Dong Zhuo will have to flee to Guanzhong.

Although he was ready to give up Luoyang, Dong Zhuo never thought that he would be beaten by the princes and flee to Guanzhong in despair. In his idea, he would first defeat the princes and then give up Luoyang. There is a world of difference between the two. The difference.

One is that I don’t want it and will be rewarded to you. The other one is driven back by others. With the temperament of those scholars, even if he gives up Luoyang voluntarily, those people can make it a great victory. If he is driven back In Guanzhong, I don’t know how my reputation will be exaggerated by those people.

Chen Mo's strategy was a bit desperate, putting the outcome on the battle of Chenggao.

As for Li Xian's problem, Chen Mo didn't say much. After all, he was a direct descendant of Xiliang and Li Jue's nephew. There was no point in saying it himself. Dong Zhuo should deal with it internally if he hated Li Jue for nothing.

"What do you think?" Dong Zhuo was hesitant for a moment. He called Chen Mo over. Actually, he wanted to see if Chen Mo was willing to go back and continue fighting Yuan Shu. There were still many soldiers and horses at Yique Pass. With Chen Mo's ability , maybe there is a chance to recapture Dagong Pass.

But Chen Mo didn't accept this talk at all, and Dong Zhuo couldn't talk about it. After all, he was the one who became suspicious of Chen Mo at that time, transferred Chen Mo back to Luoyang, and even reduced Chen Mo's military power. Now that Dagu Pass has been breached, Dong Zhuo hopes that Chen Mo will take the initiative Please go ahead, but this time, Chen Mo behaved a little unwisely.

Thinking about it, it is understandable that being suspected for no reason and having his military power reduced will make everyone feel angry. Although Chen Mo is usually stable, he is not a fool. After all, he is a sixteen-year-old boy and it is inevitable to get angry.

"General Chen is very familiar with the defense in the Yique Pass area. I wonder if it will be safe to hand over the military power to the general..." Li Ru naturally knew what his father-in-law meant. When Chen Mo was transferred back, Li Ru was opposed to it, but Now that Dong Zhuo has become suspicious, it's not easy for him to help Chen Mo. Now...

"Mr. Wen You is too arrogant." Chen Mo said helplessly: "If Dagu Pass had not been broken, it would not be difficult to defend it. But now that Dagu Pass is broken, Yuan Shu occupies a dangerous position. He can advance, attack, retreat or defend. With his hands The troops are even more abundant, and the general is unable to save it."

Alas~

Li Ru sighed: "If General Chen is not sure, then General Chen's plan just now is indeed the most feasible method at the moment."

Without Aocang and Xingyang, it is impossible to defeat the Guandong princes. However, as long as Chenggao Naixiong Pass is defended, we can at least remain undefeated. The premise is that Yique Pass can Drive Yuan Shu out as soon as possible.

It's not that Dong Zhuo doesn't have generals who are good at fighting. Li Jue, Guo Si, Hua Xiong, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji and others are not bad either, but they are unable to command troops, make decisions on the fly, and strategize like Chen Mo. He can also lead troops to kill the enemy, but Yuan Shu has many civil and military personnel around him. Without such ability, he can easily be targeted by Yuan Shu's advisers.

It's a pity... Chen Mo was not from the Xiliang Army, otherwise he wouldn't have been so ostracized.

"If we retreat to Chenggao, there is one more thing we need to pay attention to." Chen Mo looked at the crowd and said.

"Oh?" Dong Zhuo looked at Chen Mo and said with a forced smile, "General Chen, it doesn't matter if you say so."

"Mengjin!" Chen Mo nodded and said. Mengjin is closer to Luoyang. If the river here is surging now, it would be difficult for the enemy to attack in a large scale. However, if it waits until winter and the river freezes, the enemy can attack freely. Coming from Hanoi on the ice, if Meng Jin fails, Luoyang will not be saved.

It's only half a day's journey from Mengjin to Luoyang. If Mengjin is lost, it will be a greater threat than if Dugu Pass is lost now.

"What General Chen said is right." Dong Zhuo nodded, looked at the generals and said, "Who wants to defend Mengjin?"

Mengjin can only be regarded as a small pass, and generals like Li Jue naturally do not want to go, but most of Dong Zhuo's generals have now been sent to Guanzhong, and the rest have basically been sent to the front lines.

"If the Grand Master is willing to trust me, I will be willing to guard Mengjin for the Grand Master!" Chen Mo saluted Dong Zhuo.

"This..." Dong Zhuo looked at Li Ru hesitantly. Chen Mo had always performed well, but after the grudge last time, Dong Zhuo didn't know whether to trust Chen Mo again.

"I wonder how many troops General Chen needs?" Li Ru did not answer, but asked Chen Modao.

"I have two thousand men and horses, which is enough to defend Mengjin." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Is it too much?" Li Ru frowned and said, Meng Jin is just a small pass, and 800 people are enough to garrison it.

"Once the princes set their sights on Mengjin, they will come in large numbers." Chen Mo shook his head: "With too few troops, it may be difficult to resist the enemy."

Li Ru nodded to Dong Zhuo. Now it seemed that only Chen Mo was available.

"Then General Chen will lead his troops to garrison Mengjin." Dong Zhuo nodded.

"General, take your orders!" Chen Mo stood up and said with a smile. Then, there was only one last step left!