The Nameless of the Common Clans

"My Lord, there is movement in Cao's camp!" Dian Wei's voice rang out from outside the tent in the middle of the night.

Chen Mo did not fall asleep. He calculated that if Cao Cao wanted to leave, he could only do so tonight. So this night, he sent almost all his scouts to closely monitor the movements of Cao's army. At this moment, the first message finally came back. Chen Mo, who was kneeling behind the commander's desk, raised his head and said, "Order the generals of each army to attack and stop Cao's army for me!"

"Yes!"

Chen Mo stood up, stretched his muscles, took the cloak handed over by the guard and put it on his shoulders. Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night. Chen Mo walked out of the tent with his guards. Looking at the dark night, Chen Mo suddenly felt a little melancholy. After the Central Plains was pacified, how many people in this world knew him?

"Woo~"

The melodious horn sounded in the wild. This was the horn sound of Chen Mo's army going out. Under Chen Mo's command, a group of generals began to lead their troops out of the camp. As for how to send troops, it was already very clear during the day. This battle was not to defeat Cao Cao, but to continuously kill Cao's army and capture the city.

As for the rear guard left by Cao Cao, they might be able to block some, but there was no necessary place or strategic point on this plain for Cao Cao to block the conquest of Guanzhong's army. Next, it was the battle to capture the city. Although it was a little difficult, the general trend had now turned to Chen Mo's side. Not all cities would continue to fight to the death. It was estimated that many cities would directly turn against each other and surrender. Moreover, as long as there was no problem on Chen Mo's side, the war would go more and more smoothly. At this time, even if Cao Cao had the ability to reach the sky, it would be difficult to reverse the decline.

But I don't know how Brother Meng De would respond?

Chen Mo watched the troops holding torches and marching out of the camp in the dark night, like dragons of fire rushing into the night, dispersing the night and breaking the silence of the night, but his heart was extremely peaceful.

At this point in the battle, as the commander, all he had to do was make fewer or no mistakes. Although he couldn't think of any chance for Cao Cao to turn the tables, things were unpredictable, and all Chen Mo had to do was to avoid making mistakes as much as possible.

"Dong Dong Dong~"

The rumbling sound of war drums came from Cao's camp. Chen Mo, standing on the gate, frowned and looked in the direction of Cao's camp. The two sides were only two arrows away, and the drums on the opposite side meant that Cao Cao also chose to go out at this time.

Want to counterattack?

Chen Mo stood on the gate, looking in the direction of Cao's camp. The night limited people's vision, and Chen Mo couldn't see the changes of Cao's army clearly. If Cao Cao calculated his movements and did the opposite, choosing to concentrate his forces to attack the camp at this time, it would indeed be an opportunity to turn the tables.

Chen Mo was somewhat doubtful and frowned as he looked at the Cao army camp in the distance. Han Qiong rode to Chen Mo and did not bother to dismount. He said loudly: "My Lord, the Cao army has sent out troops. Should we gather all the troops first and fight with the Cao army?"

"No need!" After a moment of silence, Chen Mo shook his head. He found that the moment he thought of withdrawing troops to fight the enemy, his luck did not change much. This was Cao Cao bluffing. Although this judgment might not be accurate, Chen Mo was confident that even if Cao Cao really did this, he could defend the camp. Moreover, if the troops did not find the main force of the Cao army, they could just return to encircle the enemy, which would also be a great victory!

At that moment, Chen Mo looked down at Han Qiong and said: "Notify all troops to advance according to the original plan. There will naturally be people stationed here, so there is no need to worry!"

"Yes!" Han Qiong agreed, rode back to the army, and continued to command the troops to attack.

On the other side, Le Jin led his troops out of the camp, but saw that Chen Mo's troops did not return to the camp as he expected. He was very anxious and did not care about attacking Chen Mo's camp. Instead, he ordered his troops to frantically intercept Chen Mo's troops.

Seeing this scene, Chen Mo was completely sure that Cao Cao had begun to withdraw his troops, and immediately ordered: "Dian Wei!"

"I'm here!" Dian Wei shouted.

"Order the troops left behind in the camp to attack and go straight to the enemy camp!" Chen Mo shouted.

"Yes!"

The next moment, the three armies in Chen Mo's camp went out together and went straight to the direction of Cao's camp.

Le Jin was frantically intercepting the troops with his troops, and many troops were intercepted by Le Jin. At this time, Chen Mo suddenly led the army to join the battlefield, making the already chaotic battlefield even more chaotic. Le Jin no longer had the energy to intercept other troops.

The night provided great protection for Cao's army. Although Chen Mo's army fought fiercely, in the melee, even Chen Mo's eyesight could not see the whole battle situation, so the battlefield was basically fought by various generals, and Chen Mo's command ability was not fully exerted in this night battle.

The fighting lasted from three o'clock in the morning to sunrise. The troops of both sides were somewhat exhausted. When Le Jin saw that the sky had begun to brighten, he knew that if he continued to fight with Chen Mo, he would not only be unable to cover Cao Cao's retreat, but he might also have to explain himself here. He immediately ignited the camp and led the remaining troops to the east, chasing Chen Mo's troops all the way. When he encountered more troops, he harassed them, and when he encountered fewer troops, he pounced on them like a hungry wolf to destroy them.

Le Jin risked his life to delay Chen Mo. The crazy attackers appeared in all the enemies in his sight, but they were not completely brainless. The opponent used such a rolling knife meat style of fighting, even Chen Mo had a headache. What he feared most was this kind of enemy who didn't care about his life but had brains.

"Lord, this Le Jin is too arrogant!" Chen Mo walked all the way from Zhongmu to Yongqiu. Most of the cities along the way had been captured. When he arrived at Yongqiu, he met Cui Geng who was repairing here and looked at Chen Mo with a troubled face. , Cui Geng's troops had 6,000 men. They had encountered Le Jin once before. They were defeated by Le Jin and had to retreat to repair. They met Chen Mo who came with his army.

"How many people does Le Jin have under his command?" Dian Wei was confused. Le Jin had been fighting for two days, so he probably didn't have many people under his command, right?

"Less than 4,000 people." Cui Geng's face brightened when he heard this. Six thousand people were defeated by more than 3,000 people, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

Le Jin initially left 20,000 people with him. Along the way, many died, ran away, and some secretly surrendered. Up to now, there are less than 4,000 people still attacking, but this kind of high-intensity combat , it should not be able to hold on for long, and it should be at the end of the war now. Cui Geng thought the same way at the time, so he chose to join the enemy without hesitation. As a result, he was almost killed by Le Jin in the army, and the army was also defeated by Le Jin. .

"A desperado." Chen Mo sighed after hearing this. He really is a desperate general who is invincible.

"Where is Cao Cao's main force now?" After sighing, Chen Mo asked.

"Cao Cao used a strategy of suspicion. In addition to Le Jin, there were at least three troops pretending to be Cao Cao's main force to attract our pursuers." Cui Geng said distressedly. In the past two days, there seemed to be news about Cao's army everywhere. It was difficult for them to judge where Cao Cao was.

"Yongqiu is less than two hundred miles away from Suiyang. At this moment, Cao Cao is probably close to Suiyang." Xu Shu on the side smiled and said, but he did not expect that Cao Cao would eventually escape back to Suiyang.

"So what?" Speaking of Suiyang, Dian Wei grinned and said, "There are no dangers to defend Suiyang on all sides. Once my army arrives, Suiyang will be defeated."

Dian Wei may not know about other places, but in the area around Chenliu and Liang, Dian Wei spent time in this area when he was a ranger in his early years, and he is quite familiar with the terrain here. The place in Suiyang is really Not easy to defend.

"You can't tell, but you also understand this." Chen Mo heard this and glanced at Dian Wei with a smile.

"Hey, I have been following my lord for a long time. Lao Dian also knows which areas are easy to fight and which areas are difficult to fight." Dian Wei said with a smile.

"So, I'm afraid Cao Cao won't stay in Suiyang for a long time!" Chen Mo nodded. Suiyang is easy to attack and difficult to defend. Dian Wei knows that, but does Cao Cao know? In the past, Suiyang was chosen because it was the hinterland of Cao's army and there was no need to worry, but it was different now. After the defeat of Guandu, Cao's army no longer had the ability to compete head-on with Chen Mo. If he continued to defend Suiyang at this time, he would be courting death.

"My lord is right. Suiyang cannot be defended for a long time. You thought that Cao Cao would use Suiyang to block our army, and at the same time take this opportunity to move the center of gravity eastward." Xun You nodded.

"Where does Gongda think Cao Cao will retreat to?" Chen Mo asked.

"In the Central Plains, there is no place to defend. Now that Cao Cao's army has been defeated, he is no longer able to compete with our army. He will definitely choose a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack as a barrier. To the east of Suiyang, the place that Cao Cao can choose is already Not many, although Xuzhou has Xiao Guanyi It can be defended with mountains and rivers, but most places are still plains, and our army can attack from the Jianghuai area, which is not advisable. I think that Cao Cao will retreat to Qingzhou, rely on the Taishan Mountains to defend, and then connect to Jiangdong to resist our army!" Xun You bowed and said.

"Qingzhou!" Chen Mo nodded. If he were Cao Cao, he would also choose this place. Not only because Cao Cao still has a large number of soldiers and horses competing with Wuyi in the plains, but more importantly, Qingzhou is mountainous, except for Mount Tai. In addition, there are Yanggu, Yuanshan, etc. If the terrain is matched, they can indeed block Chen Mo.

But it can't be stopped for long.

After a long time, Chen Mo looked up at the crowd with a smile and said: "Then let's leave Qingzhou alone and do our best to bring all the land occupied by Cao's army outside Qingzhou into our army's bag!"

As for why he didn't occupy Qingzhou before Cao Cao retreated to Qingzhou, that's because Qingzhou not only has Cao Jun's troops there, but according to the information Chen Mo knows, Cao Cao has a lot of troops stationed in Mount Tai, and Chen Mo's troops have now been scattered. Even if he wanted to attack Qingzhou at this time, he might not be able to capture it if he changed his strategy. Instead, it might allow Sun Ce to take the opportunity to cross the river. After reaching Jianghuai and even Runan, it is better to take advantage of Cao Cao's concession to take what he can get now. As for Cao Cao, there is only Qingzhou left, and there is no dangerous terrain like the Yangtze River or Shushan. Chen Mo believes that, After he has completely conquered the three states of Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Xuzhou and formed a double-team on Qingzhou, it will not be difficult to defeat Cao Cao.