The Nameless of the Common Clans

"What a pity." After Chen Qun left with the alliance letter, Chen Mo shook his head with regret.

It was not that he was dissatisfied with the content of this alliance, but that he felt a little pity for Chen Qun. At first, he hoped to bring Chen Qun to his side through Zhong Yao, but Chen Qun chose Cao Cao in the end.

Chen Qun's ability is naturally not bad, but based on observations over the past few days, Chen Qun's ability is somewhat similar to Xun Yu's, but ultimately inferior. Moreover, unlike Xun Yu, who surrendered to Cao Cao as early as he did, Chen Qun's ability is deep. With Cao Cao's trust, as long as Xun Yu is around, Chen Qun will always be the second-tier counselor under Cao Cao.

If Chen Qun had not taken refuge with Cao Cao, but had come to his own side, the level of emphasis would definitely be different.

"My lord, we have sorted out this covenant, and I would like to ask your lord to review it." Li Ru came over with a few scrolls of bamboo slips and placed them on Chen Mo's desk.

This time Chen Mo and Cao Cao joined forces to get what they needed. Everyone wanted to pull Yuan Shao down from the altar in terms of reputation. After all, even Chen Mo's subordinates had many people who were on Yuan Shao's side, judging by their background. , Chen Mo and Cao Cao combined are not as good as Yuan Shao, but the situation in the world has reached today. For today's monarchs, heroes should not be judged only by their origins. If that is the case, Yuan Shucai should be the number one in the world today. princes.

But many people have similar ideas in their minds. This time Chen Mo and Cao Cao joined forces to break this idea in people's minds and break the halo of Yuan Shao IV and Three Dukes. Otherwise, it would be too easy for Yuan Shao to win over Chen Mo and Cao Cao's officials. .

Therefore, after several negotiations, Chen Mo and Cao Cao basically cooperated sincerely, but guarding against each other was inevitable. Judging from the terrain, Cao Cao was indeed the main attacker this time, but Chen Mo had to enter the game and If you are not familiar with Cao Cao in terms of momentum, Hanoi must be captured. According to the alliance, after Chen Mo captured Hanoi, he began to formally declare war on Yuan Shao.

To fight this battle, the mobilization of troops and the allocation of personnel all take time to coordinate.

"I wonder who the lord wants to be the leader of the attack on Hanoi?" Li Ru asked.

"Gao Shun!" Chen Mo answered simply. Now Taishi Ci is in Yunzhong, Xu Rong and Hua Xiong are in Xiliang. Among those around Chen Mo who are capable and qualified enough to serve as generals, Gao Shun is the first choice: "In addition, Taishi Ci is ordered to The troops moved towards Daijun to attract Yuan Shao's attention."

It is not easy to capture Youzhou, but you have to give it a try. Although this expedition is for nominal reasons, if you can take advantage of the situation to capture one or two counties, Chen Mo is naturally willing. Anyway, after this battle, The relationship with Yuan Shao is on the same level. Why not weaken Yuan Shao and strengthen himself at the same time?

Li Ru nodded, Gao Shun was indeed suitable.

As for how many troops to send, Chen Mo is planning to send 60,000 troops, not counting Tai Shici's troops. In addition to Gao Shun, there are also Cui Geng, Bao Geng, Zhang Ji, Ma Chao, Pang De, Ma Dai, Wang Biao, and Zheng Tu. Many generals will also join the battle, and Hanoi must be captured in a very short time.

Next, after the New Year's Eve, Chen Mo ordered Cui Geng and Bao Geng to lead their troops to Jiguan. After the autumn harvest, they would send troops from Jiguan to cooperate with Gao Shun to capture Hanoi.

In addition, a large amount of food and grass was mobilized from Guanzhong to prepare for this war.

The biggest difference between Chen Mo and Cao Cao is that Chen Mo has a strong control over the local area. Even if the local officials are loyal to Yuan Shao, they will not be able to obey Chen Mo's orders. On Cao Cao's side, if local officials are stuck with food and grass at a critical moment, If so, Cao Cao has no choice.

Cao Cao also wanted to follow Chen Mo's example in using troops against Yuan Shao this time, further depriving local officials of their autonomy and increasing his ability to control the local area.

Guanzhong frequently mobilized troops, and Cao Cao was also gathering troops. It was impossible for Yuan Shao to be unaware of such a large-scale operation.

Jizhou, Yecheng.

Yuan Shao looked at the news coming from everywhere and frowned slightly: "What are Cao Cao and Chen Mo doing?"

"Perhaps the two are preparing to start a war?" Guo Tu guessed.

War?

Tian Feng, Ju Shou and others heard this and glanced at Guo Tu. Who would they start a war with? If the two families were attacking each other, how could they ignore Yuan Shao's reaction?

Tian Feng frowned and bowed his hands to Yuan Shao and said: "My lord, the two families are suddenly actively preparing for war, but they have not given any indication to my lord. I am afraid that the target this time is our Jizhou, and my lord needs to prepare early."

Yuan Shao nodded when he heard this. He also agreed with this. The three families are now three pillars. The Chen and Cao families are actively preparing for war, but they do not bring Yuan Shao with them. At least they should send someone to win over Yuan Shao and let Yuan Shao stand on their side.

Now these two people are mobilizing troops on a large scale, probably for themselves. At that moment, Yuan Shao snorted coldly. He didn't bother them yet, but they came to make him uncomfortable first. He thought that he, Yuan Shao, was as good as Yuan Shu. Can't be bullied?

At that moment, Yuan Shao also ordered the mobilization of troops and horses. He ordered Wen Chou to station in Puyang and set up defenses along the river. He also ordered Chunyu Qiong and Sui Yuanjin to garrison troops in Baima and Guandu respectively, and ordered Yuan Tan to take precautions in Qingzhou.

The originally calm sky of the Han Dynasty was once again covered with war clouds.

Yuan Shao obviously didn't want to just defend. Since the two wanted to start a war, Yuan Shao was more inclined to directly gather troops and send troops to attack and take the initiative to attack.

"My lord, no!" After Tian Feng knew Yuan Shao's plan, he hurriedly came to persuade him: "Now that Chen and Cao are allied, although our Jizhou has abundant money and food, many soldiers and powerful generals, we may not be enemies of the two families together. At this time , we should first break the alliance between the two families, and then slowly plan for it, so that people can be divided into two families and instigate the relationship between the two families so that they cannot work together. If they are divided and broken again, they will definitely win. "

"You want me to show goodwill to them?" Yuan Shao was a little unhappy when he heard this. Yuan Shao was now the overlord of the north and the first lord. He was naturally not happy to show goodwill to two people who took the initiative to have bad intentions towards him.

"My lord, the overall situation is more important. Now a little bit of goodwill is just to prepare for the future to defeat the Chen and Cao families. As long as you can defeat these two people, the world will only praise you for your wise decision and your ability to bend and stretch. You are a real man." Ju Su on the side hurriedly added.

Yuan Shao nodded when he heard this, which was considered to be reluctantly accepting this decision. He immediately ordered Chen Lin to write a document and distribute it to Chen Mo and Cao Cao, first questioning the two why they frequently mobilized troops, and then throwing an olive branch to the two families, willing to form an alliance to deal with the other family.

Chen Mo and Cao Cao are both old foxes. They accept Yuan Shao's kindness completely. As for changing the target of attack, that will be discussed later. After all, the two families joined forces this time with a strong purpose. Defeating Yuan Shao once and breaking Yuan Shao's halo is a common goal of the two. So the benefits are naturally to be gained, but the war still needs to be fought. As for peace talks, it is not too late to talk after the war.

Although the two families are more powerful than Yuan Shao, war is not about who has more power. Moreover, the opponent this time is Yuan Shao, the first prince in the world. He has no less civil and military officials and strong troops. Chen Mo and Cao Cao dare not guarantee that they will win. Therefore, the two families are not too tough in their attitude towards Yuan Shao. They still have to fight, but after the fight, we can still be friends.

In the eyes of Chen Mo and Cao Cao, this is a very normal thing. When the princes fight, the most important thing is not how good the relationship is, but the interests. As long as the interests are consistent, even if your father is killed today, you can still shake hands and make peace tomorrow. This is also the norm for the princes to fight. Chen Mo and Cao Cao have always done this. Otherwise, if they only remember the grudge, Cao Cao robbed the emperor who belonged to Chen Mo, Chen Mo shot Cao Cao with an arrow, and instigated Lu Bu to seize Nanyang. He calculated Cao Cao several times and almost made Cao Cao rebel. If they remember the grudge, the two will never stop.

But when it was time to join forces, Chen Mo and Cao Cao really didn't remember the grudge at all.

But Yuan Shao was born in a noble family and obviously couldn't accept this shameless way of getting along. When he learned that the two families had received his benefits but seemed to have no intention of attacking the other party, he almost exploded on the spot. In the government office in Yecheng, he cursed the two for being shameless, and ordered Wen Chou and Yan Liang to take the initiative to challenge. Yuan Tan was also ready to attack Cao Cao.

Yuan Tan now occupies Qingzhou, and has powerful generals such as Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei under his command. Liu Bei and his three brothers are naturally willing to fight Cao Cao. The three brothers have not forgotten the revenge of being deprived of Xuzhou before. Now they can use Yuan Tan's hand to teach Cao Cao a profound lesson. If it is appropriate, it is not impossible to borrow troops to retake Xuzhou.

The autumn harvest has not yet arrived, and the forces of the three major princes on both sides of the Yellow River have begun to draw swords. Yan Liang and Wen Chou have crossed the river several times to take the initiative to attack and harass Chen Mo and Cao Cao's rule.

However, Yuan Shao is on the defensive against the two families this time, and he is quite cautious in his layout. In this tense atmosphere, the autumn of the fifth year of Jian'an came, and the war also entered the outbreak stage...