The Nameless of the Common Clans

When we returned to Mengjin, it was already evening, and the river water had not risen again. It seemed that the drainage upstream was done well, but even so, with the current water level, it was still a bit difficult to cross the river.

Chen Mo stood at the ferry, observing the water level, frowning slightly.

"My lord, you are looking for us?" Han Kai and Bai Pi came behind Chen Mo and bowed.

"Yes." Chen Mo nodded and said, "Mengjin no longer needs to be defended. In addition to the Xiongnu soldiers, you two lead other troops. After the river level is low, cross the river immediately and occupy Jiguan. This place is very important to our army. We must not make any mistakes!"

Jiguan was built on the basis of Wangwu Mountain. It is a key point between Henei and Hedong. Wang Kuang is dead, but what is the current situation of Henei? Chen Mo did not want to break it immediately after establishing a relationship with the princes, but Henei must be occupied one day. Occupying Jiguan means taking the initiative to attack Henei. This place is very important to Chen Mo.

"Go and prepare. Mengjin is no longer useful to our army, but we need to leave a group of troops to prepare for support. After the Luoyang incident is over, I will retreat to Henei and meet you at Jiguan." Chen Mo patted the two men on the shoulders and smiled.

"I obey your orders!" The two men bowed and went to integrate their troops.

"My Lord, Dong Zhuo is leaving, why should we stay?" Dian Wei looked at Chen Mo in confusion: "Why not cross the river as soon as possible, maybe we can take advantage of the situation to capture Henei."

"Although Wang Kuang is dead, it does not mean that Henei is ownerless. If we take it rashly, we will be exhausted just to deal with the attacks of the princes. It is best to have a legitimate reason!" Chen Mo shook his head: "If it really doesn't work, get some people from Henei and talk about it later."

At present, everything is centered around Bingzhou and Chang'an. Occupying Henei may add more than 100,000 people, but it will also become an entry point for the princes to attack themselves. If this makes them fall into the quagmire of war, it is better to give up Henei temporarily, take Bingzhou first, and then plan Guanzhong. If they can get Guanzhong, it will be easy to return and take Henei.

"Too troublesome." Dian Wei shook his head, not quite understanding the difference.

"That's why I asked you to read more books." Chen Mo glared at him unhappily.

"My Lord, what should we do next?" Dian Wei hurriedly changed the subject. It was impossible for him to study, and if he wanted to study, he would let his son study in the future.

"Contact the princes. Xu Rong should retreat in the next two days." Chen Mo smiled. Anyway, Dong Zhuo was leaving, so it was just right to give Luoyang to the princes and get another favor.

Xu Rong did receive the order to withdraw his troops, but he would ambush them in Dayi Mountain for a few days. If the princes pursued him, he would take advantage of the situation to ambush them. If not, he would quickly retreat to Hangu Pass.

Will Chen Mo assist from the side?

Xu Rong looked at the letter sent by Dong Zhuo, then looked outside the pass, sighed, and chose to accept the order.

In fact, the princes were weak at the moment. If they had enough troops, they would fight out at this moment. The princes' coalition forces might be vulnerable, but most of the troops in Luoyang were transferred to Guanzhong, and the rest were stationed in the area of ​​Yique Pass. There was really no extra troops to advance, so they could only choose to give up.

"Zhou Yong!" Xu Rong looked around. There were many generals around him, but not many of them were capable of fighting alone. Zhou Yong could barely be counted as one of them.

"I am here!" Zhou Yong stepped out of the line and bowed.

"You take 7,000 soldiers and horses to retreat to Luoyang first. After making sure that the Grand Master has left, retreat to Hangu Pass!" Xu Rong said in a deep voice.

"General, this..." Zhou Yong was shocked when he heard this, and looked at Xu Rong and said, "Once the 7,000 soldiers and horses are withdrawn, Chenggao will not have many troops."

Chenggao plus the 800 troops Zhou Yong brought later, apart from the losses during the defense of the city, there are less than 10,000 troops. Now that 7,000 people have been directly transferred, Chenggao has less than 3,000 troops. How can it resist the more than 100,000 coalition forces outside the pass?

"The Grand Master has ordered us to abandon Chenggao. You take the baggage and go ahead. I will lead the army to lie in ambush here. If the enemy army pursues us, I will defeat them first and then withdraw!" Xu Rong looked at Zhou Yong and smiled, "Don't worry."

"Yes!" Zhou Yong breathed a sigh of relief after learning that the army was about to withdraw. He bowed to Xu Rong and left.

...

In the Xingyang camp, the princes breathed a sigh of relief after learning that most soldiers had just caught a cold. Although this thing can also be fatal, it is at least not as terrifying as the plague.

Cao Cao took the letter sent by Yu Sheng, frowned at Yuan Shao and said: "Alliance leader, this is a great opportunity to restore the Han Dynasty. You only need to kill the thief Dong, and then you can take advantage of the situation to attack Guanzhong and welcome back the emperor. Why are you hesitating now?"

Just send a group of people, not too many, just a few thousand people from Mengjin to attack Luoyang, and Xu Rong and Dong Zhuo will be at a loss. Chenggao and Yique Pass will no longer be meaningful. Then the army will take advantage of the situation to attack Chenggao, destroy Dong Zhuo, and re-establish the world at this time. But at this time, not only Yuan Shao hesitated, but Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian, Qiao Mao, and Liu Dai also chose to ignore it.

"It's not as simple as Meng De thought!" Yuan Shao shook his head and said, "If Chen Mo cheated and was not sincere, wouldn't it ruin the lives of the soldiers?"

"Mr. Yuan!" Zang Hong frowned and looked at Yuan Shao and said, "Hong is willing to guarantee with his life that although Chen Mo has done something wrong in the past, he is definitely not such an untrustworthy villain!"

Yuan Shao hurriedly said, "Ziyuan misunderstood, but this matter is of great importance and cannot be rushed... Let's discuss it again! Let's discuss it again!"

"Report!" At this time, a lieutenant came in and said to Yuan Shao, "Leader, Yu Sheng is asking for an audience outside the tent."

"Tell him that we have read the letter he brought." Yuan Shao waved his hand impatiently. What's the trouble?

"Leader, Yu Sheng said that there is new news about the right general Chen Mo, which is related to the victory or defeat of our army." The lieutenant said.

"Let him come in." Cao Cao waved to the small school.

The principal looked at Yuan Shao hesitantly.

"Just follow Meng De's words!" Yuan Shao sighed and asked the primary school to bring Yu Sheng in.

After a while, Yu Sheng came in under the leadership of Xiao Xiao and saluted Yuan Shao: "The last general Yu Sheng has met the leader of the alliance!"

"What's the news?" Yuan Shao asked.

"Dong Zhuo has already retreated to Hangu Pass according to the bamboo slips sent by my lord. The Chenggao garrison will be withdrawing in the near future. My lord has led his troops to intercept. Please send troops as soon as possible to capture Chenggao and attack with my lord! "Yu Sheng bowed and said.

"Chen Mo has always been witty, why is he so reckless this time!?" Yuan Shao was shocked when he heard this, frowning and said: "Quickly, send someone to Cheng Gao to find out whether Xu Rong has withdrawn his troops!"

Zang Hong quickly ordered Zhang Chao's general Yang Mao to lead his troops to investigate. However, half a day later, Yang Mao came back and said to everyone: "Alliance leader, Chenggao's army has retreated. Our troops have occupied Chenggao. I sincerely ask the alliance leader to send troops as soon as possible." !”

"Step back, when will it be your turn to speak here?" Yuan Shao frowned and glared at Yang Mao, what's the matter?

Yang Mao is Chen Mo's hometown. He and Chen Mo fell into the Yellow Turbans. Later, Chen Mo got in touch with Zang Hong and Zhang Chao. Not only did he finally escape the trap, Yang Mao also married Cai and followed Zhang Chao. Later, Zhang Chao was promoted to the Yang Mao, the governor of Guangling, also served as a leading general under Zhang Chao because of his merits in defeating thieves and Zang Hong's appreciation.

Although they haven't seen each other for several years, Yang Mao is still very concerned about Chen Mo. Now that he knows that Chen Mo may be in crisis, how can he not be anxious.

"Yang Mao, back off!" Zhang Chao saw that Yang Mao still wanted to speak and scolded him quickly.

Yang Mao's face turned red and he was pulled by Zang Hong. Zang Hong smiled and said: "This man is from Mo'er's hometown. He is worried about Mo'er's safety, so he is a little anxious. Mr. Yuan, this is a great opportunity. Cut it off as soon as possible, otherwise this opportunity will never come again!”

Yuan Shao sighed and said: "It's just that the soldiers of the three armies are now affected by the cold and have no fighting strength. I'm afraid it's unclear whether they can catch up with Dong Zhuo. Chen Mo's safety is important, but..."

"I'll go after him!" Cao Cao was a little disappointed. At this time, he was still timid. He needed to know that the opportunity was fleeting and he couldn't wait any longer.

"Mengde, even if Dong Zhuo retreats, there will be troops to break up the rear. I'm afraid he won't be able to catch up!" Tao Qian advised Yuan Shao.

"Then we have to chase him!" Cao Cao looked at the crowd and said, "Is there anyone among you who is willing to go with Cao?"

"The general is willing to go!" Yang Mao said immediately.

Cao Cao nodded and looked at everyone again, but saw that all the princes avoided his sight.

Zang Hong said: "I'm going with Meng De. Meng Gao, please lend me some soldiers and horses!"

Faced with his friend's direct request for troops, Zhang Chao could only agree with a wry smile and sent two thousand troops to Zang Hong. Zang Hong took Yang Mao and sent troops with Cao Cao to attack Chenggao.

…

Beimang Mountain.

Seeing Chen Mo smearing blood on his body and rolling around in the dirt, Dian Wei was a little repelled by such behavior, but he couldn't control Chen Mo. He could only follow Chen Mo and wipe the collected blood on his face while complaining. : "My lord, most of Chenggao's troops have gone. We'll fight out now. Why bother? What's the point of waiting here?"

"I want to see how many loyal ministers this big man has!" Chen Mo rubbed his face and destroyed all his wooden arrows. These things were still of no use after all. He tied each sharp arrow with a string. , put them one by one into the quiver: "Although... I have decided not to take this path anymore, but... I still have some regrets in my heart. I want others to humiliate me!"

"The change of dynasties is a common thing. If you ask me, the Han Dynasty should also die. Look at what those corrupt officials have changed the world into." Dian Wei didn't care much about this.

Chen Mo's actions seemed to him a bit unnecessary.

"Then I want to use this to claim credit, what do you think?" Chen Mo looked at Dian Wei in a funny way.

"Is this true? I just say things that are not beneficial, and my lord will not do them." Dian Wei said with a grin.

"Can you memorize the thousand-character essay I wrote for you? I have to test it next month." Chen Mo asked with a smile.

"Uh... Lord, are you seeking revenge?" Dian Wei looked at Chen Mo with wide eyes.

"I do it for your own good. If you can read those thousand characters, at least no one will bully you for being illiterate when you go out." Chen Mo said with a smile.

Dian Wei suddenly wanted to give himself two mouths, what more words to say...