The Nameless of the Common Clans

Xu Huang's army began to set up camp in the afternoon. Chen Mo tried to send people to disrupt it, but Xu Huang made preparations in advance and failed to achieve full success in several attacks on the camp.

If he had the troops he brought at hand, Chen Mo would definitely take them out without giving Xu Huang a chance to gain a foothold. Marching and fighting are sometimes like playing chess. It is better to lose a piece than to lose an advantage. Chen Mo has always been like this in battles. Style, but now he is not surrounded by the Hedong Army, but a patchwork of miscellaneous troops. Even now, he cannot fully understand the simple semaphore, and is not suitable for fighting such a large battle at all.

"Lord, I will take the people!" Dian Wei looked at several disgraced generals, one of whom was even directly beheaded. He was so angry that he was so passive for the first time since following Chen Mo in the war.

"Don't mind!" Chen Mo waved his hand and looked at the generals who had returned from defeat. The smile on his face could make people feel sincere. He said gently: "Xu Huang does have a strategy, and you have just commanded the troops and horses. Naturally, Qu’s administration is not as smooth as it used to be, and this is my fault.”

"My lord, please don't say that!" All the generals used to be considered middle-level generals under Hu Cai and Li Le. Li Le and Hu Cai didn't say anything about them. They just beat and scolded the generals under their command. When did they become like Chen Mo? Talking to them in such a gentle manner did not mean that he was dead-set, but his heart felt a little warmer and a little more dedicated.

"Everyone, please go back to appease the tribesmen and guard the camp. We will talk about the rest tomorrow." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Here!" the generals agreed and went back to camp to reorganize their troops.

"Lord, why don't you let me try?" Dian Wei looked at Chen Mo after seeing everyone leave.

Although he is a bit arrogant on weekdays, after following Chen Mo for a long time, he has gradually learned some things, such as when he can speak and when he cannot speak. Dian Wei knows it well, and Chen Mo would not blame him if he is arrogant on weekdays, but if he doesn't understand He couldn't be Chen Mo's confidant.

"You have to be careful. Xu Huang is already on guard. Now I am sending people to attack the camp. It is a test. But if I send you out and you are still unwilling to lead the army to attack, I am afraid that Xu Huang will see the truth." " Chen Mo shook his head and looked at Dian Wei: "These skirmishers are no more difficult to control than the soldiers in Hedong. The previous fighting style is not suitable now. "

In the past, no matter how many people were around, they could all give unanimous orders, advance at the sound of drums, and retreat at the sound of gold. The command on the battlefield was like an arm's length, and the fight was very smooth. But now, although there are many people under my command, they are all improvised and their ownership is unknown. , the orders are different, like this No matter how many soldiers he has, he can't win the battle. If he encounters an opponent who doesn't understand the art of war and only knows how to act recklessly, Chen Mo has a way to deal with it. I'm afraid that even if Xu Huang is proficient in the art of war and good at fighting but calm, Chen Mo will have to hide his shortcomings. Let the other person see it.

In fact, it is not just Chen Mo, but many famous generals are like this. They can lead elite troops to win battles and be invincible. However, if the troops and horses are replaced, it will be difficult to achieve a dazzling record. If you are not careful, you may be defeated by the enemy. This is Reason, this is also the reason why Chen Mo feels tired.

Leading a ragtag group of people to fight is very tiring.

"Report~" The guard outside the door walked to the tent and bowed: "My lord, General Bao wants to see you."

"Come in!" Chen Mo nodded.

Soon, Bao Geng came in, saluted Chen Mo and said, "My lord, I just came to report that Yang Fengzheng is leading his army to Qi County."

Chen Mo nodded and said, "Let's explore again."

Chen Mo has thought about this, but there are only so many troops and horses that can be mobilized at the moment. It depends on whether Uncle Wang can hold on for a few days, giving Gao Shun enough time to capture Jingling. As long as Jingling is captured, there will be no way out. , it is not unacceptable to give up Qixian County, but if it is not possible, then Chen Mo will have no choice but to retreat to Zhongdu.

Of course, Chen Mo didn't want anything to happen to Uncle Wang, so he left a bamboo slip for Uncle Wang to open at a critical moment when he left.

"Here!" Bao Geng accepted the order, turned and left.

"Lord, there are only more than a thousand troops in Qixian County!" Dian Wei was a little anxious. Wang Biao was his brother in life and death.

"I know." Chen Mo nodded: "Don't worry, Uncle Wang will be fine. I have left a military order. If things cannot be done, abandon the city as soon as possible."

"Then why not keep more troops?" Dian Wei asked doubtfully.

"Uncle Wang is leading an army for the first time, maybe a thousand men can do it, no matter how many more..." Chen Mo sighed, it was considered as a test of Uncle Wang's ability. If he could be reused, from an emotional point of view, Chen Mo would naturally prefer to promote Uncle Wang. After this achievement in defending the city, no one would be dissatisfied with the promotion. However, if he could not, Chen Mo would still use it to do some relatively private things. He would still be a close confidant, but he would not be reused in the military, and even his official position would not be too high. .

Chen Mo didn't finish his words, but Dian Wei understood. Chen Mo always hires people based on their ability. For example, Dian Wei is close enough to Chen Mo that Chen Mo doesn't have anything to say to him. He gives away books worth thousands of gold as soon as he says so. Li will also teach Dian Wei some military tactics, but he will not let Dian Wei lead the army alone. Chen Mo's personal guards have been changing, and Dian Wei will not be allowed to lead the army alone. Likewise, Chen Mo will give guidance. Most of those who have the ability to lead troops will be sent out by Chen Mo. All the generals can be regarded as leading troops. This was the case for Bao Geng in the early days and Shi Geng later. Only Dian Wei has been Chen Mo's general. The commander of the personal guards, he can be regarded as a general in terms of position, but he is incomparable with Gao Shun, Dalang, and Zhong Yun.

However, Dian Wei is quite satisfied with his current position. He has no worries about food and accommodation. Besides, except for business matters, Chen Mo usually doesn't have too many demands on him. When the generals meet him, they have to be polite, which is good.

"Make arrangements for defense tonight. You go and rest. I don't know what will happen tomorrow, but you may be needed." Chen Mo said to Dian Wei.

"Don't worry, lord!" Dian Wei grinned upon hearing this: "If Xu Huang dares to come out tomorrow, I guarantee to bring his head."

Chen Mo nodded and let him go.

As the vanguard general, Xu Huang came out to fight in person. If that was true, Chen Mo would be relieved. Even if he was outnumbered, Chen Mo could still shoot him into a sieve. Unfortunately, it's hard to find such a fool these days! Especially the generals in command of troops. Chen Mo has never met such a fool.

No one spoke that night. The next morning, Xu Huang ordered Yang Ping to guard the camp and prepared to bring two thousand soldiers to challenge the outside of the camp.

"Gongming... General!" Yang Ping frowned and said, "There are at least 10,000 soldiers in Chen Mo's camp. How can you win with only 2,000 soldiers?"

Xu Huang packed up his warhorse and smiled, "Don't worry. If he has fewer people, I will fight him. If he has more people, I will withdraw. He came to test me yesterday, but today I want to see if he is real."

"Are the tens of thousands of people fake? Is he bluffing?" Yang Ping frowned and asked.

"Tens of thousands of people are true, but whether it is a bluff or not can only be determined after today!" Xu Huang jumped on his horse and explained with a smile.

In fact, Yang Ping was not qualified to ask this question, but he was a relative of Yang Feng, so Xu Huang didn't care about it. As long as he didn't trip him up and could win this battle, everything else would be fine.

The two camps were only five miles apart. There was movement here, and Chen Mo's sentry tower saw it clearly, and the alarm sounded immediately.

"My lord, our army's morale is low now, so we can't fight them head-on." A general advised.

"That's why we can't hold on just now. Tens of thousands of troops were frightened by the enemy's two thousand troops and dared not advance rashly. I'm afraid that tomorrow, these people will turn around and besiege Qi County directly!" Chen Mo waved his hand and said, "Cheng Fang, you will lead a thousand archers to the rear formation and tell the soldiers to shoot arrows at the maximum shooting angle in front of you when the drum sounds. Don't worry about the rest, but the arrows must be shot in unison!"

"Yes!" The general named Cheng Fang was a lieutenant recently promoted by Chen Mo. He was quite capable and responded loudly.

"My lord, do the soldiers in the front row need to pretend?" Dian Wei looked at Chen Mo curiously.

"In front of someone who really understands the art of war, you can't pretend. Don't worry about the soldiers in the front row. Let them stand as chaotically as possible." Chen Mo shook his head. In front of the two armies, in front of someone who really understands the art of war, you can't pretend.

Dian Wei didn't understand, but since Chen Mo said so, he just did it.

At that moment, Chen Mo led two thousand soldiers out of the camp. Before Xu Huang arrived, the archers in the back row had already formed a battle formation, but the soldiers in the front row were sparse. It's not that there was no formation, but it can be seen at a glance that they were led by different generals, and the formation was quite scattered. Chen Mo asked the generals to make their soldiers more chaotic, as chaotic as possible.

Although the generals didn't understand, since Chen Mo had already given the order, they naturally obeyed. For a while, Chen Mo's front was in a mess, and there was even some noise.

Xu Huang came to the front with his men and saw that Chen Mo's front was in a mess, and his brows could not help but frowned slightly.

"General, the other side is just a mob, we should take the opportunity to charge!" A general said excitedly.

Xu Huang looked at the flag with the word "Chen" and frowned slightly. Although he thought that Chen Mo might be bluffing, he didn't think it would be so chaotic. Moreover, Chen Mo has gained some reputation in recent years. Whether it was the previous attack on Xiangling and Pingyang, forcing Yang County to cause chaos, or the surprise attack on Zhongdu and Qi County on the occasion of the wedding, forcing Hu Cai to surrender and killing Li Le, all showed good strategies. Even if his subordinates were a group of rabble, they shouldn't be like this.

Hesitation was only for a moment. At this time, Xu Huang couldn't show his cowardice. He nodded and pointed to the two generals and said, "You two lead your troops to charge the battle, remember to be careful!"

"Yes!" The two generals didn't care. Such a battle formation was comparable to the Yellow Turban Army at the time. How could they lose? They led their troops to charge the enemy formation.

"Generals, listen to my orders!" On the other side, Chen Mo saw that the other side sent people to test him, so he naturally knew what Xu Huang meant, and said to the generals: "When the drums sound, you don't need to worry about the formation. Except for Cheng Fang, just lead your troops forward!"

"Yes!" The generals obeyed the order.

Seeing that the other side's troops had already rushed into the range of the bows and arrows, Chen Mo raised his arm high and chopped down fiercely: "Sound the drums!"

"Dong Dong Dong~"

Amid the exciting drum sounds, Cheng Fang, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately gave the order, and a rain of arrows swept up the ground and fell heavily, causing the other side's originally high morale to stagnate. Immediately afterwards, all the troops listened to Chen Mo's order, regardless of the formation, and just led their troops forward.

The troops sent by Xu Huang to probe were first hit by a wave of arrows, and then the soldiers of the other side, who were originally scattered and like a mob, suddenly changed and rushed over with howls. They might not be very elite, but at least they were not a mob, which was very different from what was expected. Under this contrast, the opponent's level naturally rose in his mind. In addition, the wave of arrows disrupted the formation. Seeing the whole army of the other side charging, many soldiers began to turn around and flee.

On this battlefield, the morale was fought. The morale of the other side suddenly seemed to surge, while deserters began to appear on their side. As one side grew stronger, the other side began to lose strength, and the leading generals were also afraid and turned around and ran away.

Seeing this, Xu Huang hurriedly ordered the archers to shoot at the formation, and Chen Mo did not chase them. After seeing that the troops of the other side's probing were repelled, he immediately ordered the front army to stop lining up, and at the same time, the archers in the back row marched forward under the command of Cheng Fang.

Being separated from the front army, Xu Huang could not see the enemy's strengths and weaknesses. The slow and orderly footsteps brought great pressure. Xu Huang did not want to lose too many soldiers and horses, and was worried that the enemy had more arrangements, so he had to call off the troops...