The Nameless of the Common Clans

Ye City has been continuously expanded since Yuan Shao took over. The original city wall was not demolished, but became the inner city. Although it is not as strong as the outer city, it also has its advantages. The siege equipment outside cannot be deployed in the city.

So after seeing the city being broken, Gao Gan, Shen Pei and others quickly retreated to the inner city, hoping to use the narrow terrain in the city to block the attack of the Guanzhong Army.

However, the outer city has been broken and the army's morale has collapsed. It is not easy to gather troops and horses in the chaos and rely on the inner city to stop the Guanzhong Army.

"Ye City has been broken. If you don't surrender now, when will you surrender!?"

"The lord has ordered that anyone who kneels down to surrender will not be killed, those without weapons will not be killed, the old, young, women and children will not be killed, and those who disobey the order will be executed immediately!" In the chaotic night, the generals galloped on the streets.

When Chen Mo entered the city at this time, the first order he issued was not to kill the enemy, but to protect the people. When the city was broken, it was also the time when the soldiers were most likely to kill. The accumulated anger in their hearts from the casualties of their comrades during the siege needed to be vented. Throughout history, many famous generals would indulge their soldiers in killing after breaking the city. This was also a way to stabilize people's hearts. Let's not talk about the distant ones. When Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, he slaughtered many counties.

Let's not evaluate it from a moral point of view, but in terms of military morale, this move is very effective, because in the process of slaughtering the city, except for the food and grass needed by the army, all other things that were robbed belonged to individuals, which was also a disguised reward, but what was the result? According to the information obtained by Chen Mo, Xuzhou is still very repulsive to Cao Cao. Guangling is still in the hands of the Chen family. On the surface, they are defending Cao Cao against the invasion of Jiangdong, but in fact, the Chen family in Guangling basically listens to orders but not announcements.

Even if we put aside these gains and losses, Chen Mo is very disgusted with such things as using the people to vent the soldiers' anger. It is also thanks to this that the cities captured by Chen Mo can basically guarantee the integrity of people's livelihood. Although it is strenuous to attack the city, it is quite smooth to govern after it is captured. From Hedong to Bingzhou and then to Guanzhong, Chen Mo has done this. Is it effective... The Central Plains has suffered from wars and is devastated, while Guanzhong is gradually thriving in population. Although it is a chaotic time, the people in Guanzhong can be said to live the most relaxed and affluent life compared with the people in other parts of the Central Plains.

These generals responsible for the messenger galloped back and forth in the city and issued orders, and these military orders were not only heard by the Guanzhong soldiers, but also by the stubborn Jizhou army and the people of Jizhou in the city.

Most people were hiding at home at this moment, not daring to go out. In the war, the people were always the worst off. The message from the Guanzhong generals in the city made these people feel relieved, but they did not relax their vigilance. After all, it was just an order. It was still unclear whether the Guanzhong soldiers who were killing red-eyed could accept the order.

And the Yecheng defenders who had begun to disintegrate in the city naturally needed no mention. Once the city was broken, the morale that had been aroused also completely collapsed with the city being broken. Many people saw the Guanzhong army coming and immediately surrendered. Some people followed the instructions of the trumpet in a panic and retreated to the inner city to continue defending.

Many places caught fire, and the chaotic fighting continued until dawn before it gradually stopped.

When Chen Mo entered the city, sporadic fighting in the city was heard from afar, and the black smoke from the burnt houses was scattered in all directions of the city, but the war was over.

"My lord, our soldiers have occupied the city walls, granaries, and government warehouses, but Gao Gan and Shen Pei led the remnants to retreat to the inner city. We have no siege equipment and cannot attack for a while." Zhang Ji brought a group of generals to Chen Mo to report.

"It's good to be able to break the city. General, you must be tired after fighting for a day and a night. Go back and rest first. I will handle the things in the city." Chen Mo smiled as he walked.

"Yes!" Zhang Ji agreed and bowed to leave.

Soon, Gao Shun brought the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp to find Chen Mo.

"I am Gao Shun, the last general, and I am here to report!" Gao Shun came to Chen Mo and bowed.

Looking at the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp, whose bodies were mixed with blood and mud and had dried up, Chen Mo felt a little distressed. Although this battle successfully broke the city, the Xianzhen Camp also suffered the most serious losses.

He took two steps forward, helped Gao Shun up and said, "The victory of this battle is due to the contributions of the general and the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp. Take the soldiers to rest. I have ordered the cooks to prepare meat soup for the soldiers. Eat and sleep. In this battle, the Xianzhen Camp is the first to contribute!"

"Thank you, my lord!" Gao Shun and the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp saluted Chen Mo.

"Go." Chen Mo hugged Gao Shun: "The Xianzhen Camp suffered heavy losses this time. Replenish them as soon as possible. You can choose from the soldiers of the three armies."

"Yes!" Gao Shun saluted and then took the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp to leave.

Many soldiers around looked at the soldiers of Xianzhen Camp with envy. After this battle, the soldiers of Xianzhen Camp would be promoted to the rank of generals at least, but they were just envious. After all, the merit of Xianzhen Camp was earned with their lives. They entered the enemy city alone, fought their way out of the enemy's encirclement and opened the city gate for the army. This is not something that any army can do. Xianzhen Camp deserves the first merit of breaking the city.

Arrange the soldiers who attacked the city to rest, and the army outside the city began to enter the city. The Yecheng Palace was in the inner city. If the inner city was not taken, Yecheng would not be considered completely broken.

Along the way, Chen Mo arranged for the soldiers to either rest or patrol the city, or to besiege the inner city. He arranged everything in an orderly manner. With tens of thousands of people under command, Chen Mo was now proficient in mobilizing them without any stagnation. At the same time, the city descended The army was also dispersed by Chen Mo. The editor selected people to serve as commanders, corps commanders and even team leaders. These positions were not filled by Guanzhong officers and soldiers, but were directly selected from the surrendered troops. Invisibly, they also calmed down the defenders of Yecheng, not to mention immediately. Just return home, but at least there won't be too much trouble.

After doing all this, Chen Mo began to check the inner city. Failure to capture the inner city was a problem. However, Yecheng now had the granary and treasury in his hands. There should not be much food and grass in the inner city, so Chen Mo did not attack immediately. Moreover, the environment in the city is not suitable for a strong attack. There are residential buildings outside the inner city wall. It is difficult to use large-scale siege equipment here. There is no need to think about cloud ladders and wells. Even ordinary ladders can only attack through those few roads. .

Standing on the watchtower of the city wall, Chen Mo looked down at the inner city in the distance. After a while, Xun You came with a few people.

"Lord, the city has begun to stabilize the people, and the remaining Jizhou troops have also been cleared." Xun You said with a smile.

"Who are these people..." Chen Mo turned around and looked at the people behind Xun You, wondering.

"I would like to introduce you to you. This is Xun Chen, a famous scholar in Yingchuan, and also my uncle." Xun You invited the person behind him to come out and said with a smile.

"It turns out to be Mr. Youruo. When Ciming Gong was alive, I often heard about him. I wanted to pay him a visit at the beginning. Unfortunately, the situation changed and I only met Mr. Youruo ten years later." Chen Mo nodded slightly. Xunchen was also a hero of the Xun family.

"The name of General has been admired by Chen for a long time, and he only regrets that he has no chance to meet him." Xun Chen introduced him sideways with a smile: "These few are all defenders of Yecheng. They are willing to join me and join the general."

Chen Mo smiled and nodded to these people. If Xun Chen was willing to come here five years ago, Chen Mo would definitely throw himself on the couch to welcome him. But now he is in a desperate situation. Although Chen Mo treated him with courtesy, he was not too polite. Great enthusiasm, after all, I needed talents at the beginning, but now as Chen Mo's power and territory are getting bigger and bigger, talents are coming to Chen Mo. The situation is different, and the attitude will naturally be different.

"You guys came at the right time. Now the outer city of Ye City has been destroyed, but the inner city is still controlled by the Yuan family. But I don't know how many soldiers, horses and food are left in the inner city?" Chen Mo took everyone back to the government office. , asked with a smile.

"Most of the inner city is where Yecheng's aristocratic families and wealthy families gather. In addition, the imperial palace is also located in the inner city. The imperial palace imitated Luoyang in the past, and has the Sili Academy, the Yulin Military Academy, and the five schools of the Northern Army, with a total of 6,000 people. , in addition to the 1,200 soldiers under the command of the guards, as well as the troops and private soldiers of the famous families who fled into the city, there are at least 20,000 people in the inner city," a general replied with some restraint.

He had no choice but to be demoted and lacked confidence, especially when facing Chen Mo, the controller of Guanzhong. Chen Mo's majesty was not only the aura displayed by him, but more importantly, his outstanding military exploits. In the Battle of Makino, he won with less and defeated more. Yuan Shao, had just defeated the famous Jizhou generals Han Qiong and Zhang He in Chaoge not long ago. It only took five days to break through such a strong city as Yecheng. The momentum brought by this illustrious military power made these surrendered generals feel a little intimidated in front of Chen Mo. The feeling of not being able to lift my head up.

"What about the food and grass?" Chen Mo asked.

"Yecheng's grain and grass were mostly stored in the north of the city, and now it has been occupied by the lord." Xun Chen quickly found his position and explained to Chen Mo with a smile: "However, there should be some grain stored in the palace, plus the major families The stored food, if taken out, can last for some time."

Chen Mo nodded. This is an ideal result, but in fact it is not certain whether all these things can be taken out. After all, there are eunuchs in the palace, and major aristocratic families also have their own families to support. It is impossible to take all of them out. The food and grass have been taken out, and the outer city has been destroyed. The military is in a state of despair and helplessness, which will not last long.

"Mr. Youruo, now that the outer city has been destroyed and the inner city has been cut off from food and grass, I wonder if it is possible to persuade the defenders in the city to surrender?" Chen Mo looked at Xun Chen and asked, "After all, if there is another war in this city, the victims will eventually be. It’s still the people of Yecheng. Among these people, there should be the families, wives and children of the soldiers in the city. If you can, don’t fight.”

"This is exactly why we are here. Lord, do you still remember Zhang Wei?" A general said with a smile.

"Remember." Chen Mo nodded. He always had a good memory. How could he not recognize someone he had just fought with not long ago.

"This man is now the guard of the west gate of the inner city, and he has long been willing to serve the lord."

"That's it." Chen Mo nodded and said, "I'd like to trouble you all to tell him that if he can help me attack the inner city, he can be made a Marquis of the Pass and be promoted to one level."

"Here!"