The Nameless of the Common Clans

"My lord, just now the scouts have received news that Yuan Shang has divided his troops and headed straight for Ye City. It seems that Yuan Shang is going to withdraw his troops and return to assist Ye City." In the Chinese army's tent, Xun You and Yang Xiu hurried in and faced Chen Mo. road.

Chen Mo moved his troops to the east city. In addition to attracting the attention of the defenders in the city, the more important thing was to prevent Yuan Shang from returning to Yecheng to aid and block Yuan Shang.

"This Yuan Shang is quite courageous, and he will give up when he is ready." After Chen Mo motioned the two of them to sit down, he asked with a smile: "Do you know who is leading the army?"

"This is Yuan Shang's general Guo Yuan. This time he fought against Cao's army. This man once defeated Cao's general Cao Ren." Yang Xiu bowed.

"Guo Yuan?" Chen Mo thought thoughtfully: "I remember that this person is Sikong's nephew. Could this be used to persuade him to surrender?"

Sikong was Zhong Yao. Chen Mo knew about the relationship between Zhong Yao and Guo Yuan, so he asked this question.

"I'm willing to give it a try." Yang Xiu stood up and said, he is quite good at lobbying this kind of thing.

"Be careful. If he doesn't want to, don't pay attention to him. Just come back." Chen Mo nodded and told Zhong Yao that accepting Guo Yuan would be a way of giving face to Zhong Yao. If the other party didn't want to, Chen Mo wouldn't force him.

"Here." Yang Xiu nodded in agreement, turned around and left.

"What are the casualties of our army?" Chen Mo asked while handling military affairs.

"Although today's battle was fierce, our army's casualties are not counted. We have more than 700 dead and 3,000 wounded." Xun You said with a smile.

"Most of the defenders of Yecheng are new soldiers. It was so easy today. If we fight again tomorrow, I'm afraid it won't be so easy." Chen Mo is not too optimistic about this matter. A city like Yecheng is easier to attack by force than by force. It is extremely unfavorable for Fang. Judging from the results of today's battle, although there is chaos, the order of the soldiers defending the city is not out of order. The defenders of Yecheng are still very good.

"What I'm worried about is that after Yuan Shang completely gives up celebrating and returns to Yecheng, Cao's army will follow suit. By then, there will be a three-legged power in Yecheng area." Xun You said with a frown.

Chen Mo looked up at the map. What Xun You said was exactly what he was worried about.

"In this battle for Jizhou, fighting with Cao's army is inevitable, and the three-legged force will also be faced. If our army conquers Yecheng, then Yuan Shang and Brother Meng De will join forces to attack the city, or attack Muye. It's possible." Chen Mo put down the bamboo slips in his hands, stood up and said with a frown: "Yuan Shang is already in a desperate situation, so there is nothing to worry about. The real trouble is with Cao Jun."

Han Qiong and Zhang He were defeated. Although they had defeated Yuan Tan before, Yuan Shang was always suppressed in the subsequent battle with Cao Cao. Now he had to turn back to Yecheng and give up the land of Qinghe. The military morale and morale may have been lost long ago. All.

Xun You nodded. Cao Cao sent troops this time and occupied the plain first. He already had a foothold in Jizhou and took the opportunity. Although the soldiers in Guanzhong were brave and good at fighting, Cao Cao also had elite soldiers. Even if Chen Mo captured Ye The city is only on par with Cao Cao. It is still unclear who will belong to it in the end. The final comparison is probably about which of the two families can afford it and who can occupy Jizhou. But even if it is the winner, after this battle is over, In the next few years, I am afraid that I will spend all my energy on Jizhou.

After Chen Mo arranged for Cui Geng and Bao Geng to intercept Yuan Jun, he began to attack the city again early the next morning. However, just as expected yesterday, the siege became more difficult today. Those new soldiers experienced a tragic battle yesterday. After the war, the survivors began to transform. Chen Mo was attacking the city today, and even the number of times he could rush onto the city wall was limited.

Countless wells and ladders were burned, but the defenders of Yecheng showed no signs of fatigue. On the contrary, this battle gave them more confidence.

"Did you see it!?" Under the setting sun, looking at the Guanzhong soldiers retreating again, Li Shan stood up tremblingly, pointed his knife at the Guanzhong soldiers retreating in the distance, and laughed loudly: "That's the Guanzhong Army, they They will both die and be defeated. With Ye City here, they can't attack it!"

"Roar~" Although the defenders were tired, they once again repelled the Guanzhong Army, which indeed gave them confidence. The impact of the rapid defeat of Zhang He and Han Qiong had now dissipated.

"The Guanzhong Army is nothing more than that!" On the enemy tower, looking at the retreating Guanzhong soldiers, the senior officer looked at Shen Pei and said, "Then why did Han Qiong and Zhang He lose so quickly? Could it be that these two people had already surrendered to Chen Mo?"

Shen Pei was thinking about how to defeat the enemy. When he heard this, he felt a little unhappy. He frowned and said: "General, we can stop Chen Mo because the city of Ye is as strong as Ye City. There is no such strong city in Chaoge area. The general's random speculation will only chill people's hearts; now that our army has just recovered some morale and cannot withstand the blow, the general must not make such remarks again!"

The judge was already feeling harsh and stern. Seeing his attitude, the senior official didn't say anything more. But in his heart, Han Qiong and Zhang He, who didn't know whether they were alive or dead, took note of it.

Seeing this, Shen Pei was a little helpless. As long as he doesn't mess around now, Han Qiong is a veteran of Jizhou and Zhang He is also quite prestigious in the army. If he pursues the matter at this time, it will only chill people's hearts. As for what happens afterward, he can't control it now. Now, if Han Qiong and Zhang He are still around, I won't mind fighting for them. After all, Jizhou currently lacks such generals.

The two sides fought for three more days, but Chen Mo was unable to break the city. Instead, he lost troops and generals under Ye City, which also made the morale of the Ye City defenders even higher.

On the evening of the third day, Chen Mo had just withdrawn his troops and returned to the camp when he saw Zhang Ji hurriedly came in: "My lord, the moat is out of water!"

"Oh!?" Chen Mo stood up from the bicycle frame and looked at Zhang Jida: "Is this true?"

"When our army was fighting today, a soldier reported that the water level of the moat was dropping rapidly. I went to confirm it myself when I withdrew my troops just now. It was absolutely true!" Zhang Ji answered affirmatively. He saw the moat drying up with his own eyes, and it could not be fake.

"Good!" Chen Mo couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard it. He turned back and looked in the direction of Yecheng and said: "Pass on my military order. The soldiers in the camp who have not fought yet should leave the camp immediately and break through Yecheng tonight!"

"Yes!" All the generals took the order together, and the assembly horn sounded again.

Soon, Ma Jun also sent someone to tell him that the source of the moat water had been blocked, Gao Shun's trap camp had assembled and was on standby, and the entrance to the culvert had been found, ready to sneak into Yecheng tonight.

The river in the city dried up. If it took too long, the defenders in the city would definitely find out. In that case, Ma Jun's hard work in the past five days would be in vain. There was only one chance to break the city. If he missed it, it would be difficult to break Yecheng again.

Chen Mo was also decisive enough. After hearing that the moat had dried up, he immediately ordered to continue the siege and transferred the troops that were resting in the camp to attack the city tonight.

In Yecheng, Gao Gan and Shen Pei saw the Guanzhong army retreating and were about to return to the city to rest. Suddenly, they heard the assembly call from the Guanzhong army camp in the distance. They were startled and hurriedly stood on the enemy tower to check. They saw the troops who fought today returning to the camp, but another group of soldiers and horses came out of the camp to gather outside the city, obviously to attack the city overnight.

"What does Chen Mo want to do?" Gao Gan frowned as he looked at the assembled troops. Although the night battle blocked the defenders' vision, the attackers would also be greatly affected. In this era, most people could not see at night, so night battles were quite rare in this era, and there were not many night marches.

"I don't know." Shen Pei frowned and said, "But the defenders on the city are exhausted today. The general should quickly give orders to the soldiers in the city to replace them in order to resist the enemy."

He felt something was wrong. Chen Mo should not be the kind of person who is easily impatient. He must have a purpose for rashly launching a night battle, but Shen Pei could not figure out what the purpose was for a while. He could only defend it strictly.

"Well." Gao Gan nodded and gave orders to quickly change positions while the enemy army had not yet fully assembled, so that the defenders in the city could replace the exhausted defenders who had experienced a day of fighting.

The sky gradually darkened, and the sound of fighting in the direction of the East City became more and more intense. A group of people did not light torches, but groped to the foot of Yecheng City in the sparse moonlight.

In order to prevent Chen Mo from playing tricks, although Chen Mo mainly attacked the East City, Shen Pei also arranged people to patrol the other four cities to prevent Chen Mo from taking the opportunity to attack other city gates.

Gao Shun looked up and looked at the bright torches on the top of the city. He silently calculated the direction in his heart. Ma Jun only measured the location of the underground canal. They had to find the specific location by themselves.

The torches thrown from the city wall from time to time could not illuminate them. Gao Shun looked at the people around him and said, "Can you see things?"

"General, no problem." A deputy general bowed.

"Very good, there is a moat ahead, and the culvert is in this area. Look for it immediately. Blow the whistle as a signal after finding it. Do not make loud noises or light torches." Gao Shun nodded. As the most elite troops under Chen Mo, the Xianzhen Camp received the most rigorous training, but the treatment was also very good. In addition to the most sophisticated armor and weapons, they can eat three meals a day, and every meal has meat, fruits and vegetables.

In the Xianzhen Camp, there is basically no night blindness.

"Yes!" The generals agreed in a low voice and began to grope their way into the moat. The bottom of the river was muddy, so they began to grope around with one foot deep and one foot shallow. Gao Shun stood by the moat and waited with the rest of the Xianzhen Camp soldiers.

A quarter of an hour later, a sharp whistle sounded from the west.

Gao Shun looked up at the top of the city wall and saw someone sticking his head out to look around, throwing a torch down, silently grabbing a bow and arrow, and looking at the city wall vigilantly.

In the end, nothing was found and the defenders retreated. Gao Shun was relieved and led everyone into the moat to find the secret channel. The secret channel was not big and one had to bend down to get in. If the enemy knew about it in advance and ambushed them, even the trap camp would not be able to get in with just a team of swordsmen.

After walking for a while, the underground began to open up, and there was wind blowing in the face. The exit was in front...