The Nameless of the Common Clans

All the stubborn defenders had been killed, and it was clear that there was no winner in the battle between the four generals Guan, Zhang, Dian and Ma. Surrounded by a group of personal guards, Chen Mo strode into the government office and found Zhuge Liang, who had been besieged. Chen Mo had made an explanation before, so Zhuge Liang was not killed, but he was obviously a little depressed at the moment.

"Marquis Changling, you won this battle." When Zhuge Liang saw Chen Mo, a bitter smile appeared on his lips.

"No matter what aspect, I have no reason to lose." Chen Mo nodded, looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "I won't say the same thing a second time."

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly: "Liang has been favored by my lord three times. Now he can neither repay my lord's kindness nor want to live in this world!"

"Very good. If you don't want to surrender, then go to the craftsman camp and use the craftsmanship you have learned to benefit the people of the world." Chen Mo nodded and did not force him.

"Uh..." Zhuge Liang looked at Chen Mo speechlessly. Wasn't what he said clear enough?

"You don't want to surrender. I respect your decision. If you don't surrender, I won't surrender. But this doesn't prevent you from handing over your knowledge of mechanics and mathematics. You are talented and very talented, but as far as I'm concerned, you can't surrender. It's not necessary. You don't want to help me, and I respect your decision. But for the innocent people who have been implicated in this war, you have to give them an explanation. Don't go to the court, but go to the craftsman camp to study some things. Artifacts that are beneficial to people's livelihood, this doesn't count as surrender, right? If a person lives in this world and learns a craft, he should always leave something that is beneficial to the country and the people. War has no benefit to people's livelihood. You keep it. The only thing left is the Jiangling Zeguo, the ruins of Xiangfan, and the tens of thousands of dead souls. Gu thought, if you want to preserve your reputation, you may not have to die to show your ambition. That would be stupid." Chen Mo looked at Zhuge Liang and said seriously.

"With these words from Marquis Changling, he must have surrendered many people, right?" Zhuge Liang looked at Chen Mo and sighed.

"It's not about surrendering, this is the best way. Our Han Dynasty's talents should not die because of internal strife. Has Kong Ming ever seen the world outside the Han Dynasty?" Chen Mo said with a smile: "I don't want all the talents in the world to be exhausted." If you come under my command, I hope that the wise men in my country will die in a worthy place."

Zhuge Liang nodded silently, agreeing to Chen Mo's request. No one really wants to die, and no one is willing to die without revealing what he has learned. Naturally, Zhuge Liang is not willing either, although becoming a craftsman is not what he wants. , but it’s better than surrendering.

But it seems that this choice was deliberately thrown out by Chen Mo...

Zhuge Liang glanced at Chen Mo. Although he saw through Chen Mo's intentions and methods, he seemed to have no better choice.

He ordered Zhuge Liang to be taken down and settled. When Chen Mo came outside the government office, Dian Wei's opponent had been replaced by Zhang Fei. Guan Yu fought against Ma Chao again. The soldiers around the four of them had already retreated in a large circle.

But in the field, the sword light around Ma Chao was flapping, and the sword could not leave Ma Chao's vitals. However, Ma Chao's long spear shot out from the heavy sword light from time to time, and went straight to Guan Yu's vital points. It was extremely dangerous. As long as one of the moves was implemented, he would be seriously injured even if he was not killed.

On the other side, Dian Wei swung out a pair of iron halberds. Although they were not as long as Zhangba Snake Spear, in this street fight, Dian Wei's halberds had the advantage. With the big halberds swung out, Dian Wei had already jumped off the horse. He came down and rushed over from time to time, trying to cut off the horse's legs, forcing Zhang Fei to save the horse. He was so anxious that he roared: "Ugly ghost, if you have the ability, mount the horse and fight!"

"If you have the ability, why don't you come down?" Dian Wei scolded: "With your appearance, you still have the nerve to call others ugly. Have you never seen a bronze mirror since you were born? Even if you have never seen it, you should have drank water. Just urinate, if your tricks are useful, you won’t say such things!”

Compared with the battle between Guan Yu and Ma Chao, these two people did not just fight. They were fighting and scolding. Although Zhang Fei was angry, he did not dismount. Weapons such as the Zhangba Snake Spear could not be used if they were used on the ground. It was as powerful as it should be. Before he knew it, Chen Mo stood here and watched the two sides fight for dozens of rounds. If the fight continued like this, it might not be possible to tell the winner even after dark.

Chen Mo looked at the two of them, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "Both of you, Kong Ming has already killed you, and your defeat is certain. Why not surrender as soon as possible? You can use your life to serve the country!"

"Bah~" Zhang Fei spat and said, "Chen Mo, if you have the ability, come and fight the third master for 300 rounds. Stop making any noise."

As he spoke, Guan Yu suddenly feinted with his sword and struck Ma Chao. Ma Chao quickly dodged, but Guan Yu galloped out to kill Chen Mo. Cold murderous intent spread around, locking Chen Mo firmly.

Chen Mo's eyes narrowed and he put his hand on his waist.

"Bold!" Next to Chen Mo, generals Xu Huang and Zhang He grabbed out and raised their spears and axes to block Guan Yu's sudden thunderous sword. At the same time, Chen Mo also fired a flying knife, hitting Guan Yu's throat.

"Hoo~" Guan Yu's eyes widened suddenly and he stared at Chen Mo. His horse took a few steps forward and was stabbed by the bodyguard beside Chen Mo. Guan Yu's burly body also fell to the ground.

"Second brother!" When Zhang Fei saw this, he immediately went crazy and roared. Even though Chen Mo felt his eardrums trembling from more than 20 steps away and lost consciousness for a moment, Zhang Fei rushed towards Chen Mo desperately.

"Fire the arrow!" Chen Mo frowned and ordered.

The crossbowman who had been prepared quickly rushed to Chen Mo and shot a barrage of random arrows at Zhang Fei. At such a close distance, no matter how good Zhang Fei's martial arts was, it was difficult to block so many random arrows. He was shot into pieces in an instant. After killing the hedgehog, the war horse screamed and fell to the ground.

"Roar~" At the last moment of his life, Zhang Fei threw the snake spear in his hand towards Chen Mo, but it had lost its strength and was picked up by Zhang He's spear.

"What a pity!" Chen Mo looked at the bodies of the two and shook his head and said, "Make a coffin for the two of them and bury them together."

Liu Bei also told Chen Mo about the relationship between the three brothers. They did not ask to be born on the same day of the same month, but to die on the same day of the same month. Now the two have done it, but I don't know if Liu Bei is willing to die together?

"Yes!" Zhang He agreed and ordered people to collect the bodies of the two. The next thing was much simpler. The water outside the city would not recede for a while. Chen Mo began to arrange people to patrol the city, kill those who took the opportunity to cause chaos, and post notices to reassure the people. At the same time, he sent people to take a small boat out of Jiangling to inform Zhang Liao that the army could cross the river to take over Jiangxia.

As for Jingnan, Chen Mo was not ready to take it for the time being, as it could easily be cut off by Jiangdong. He would temporarily exchange Jingnan for Jiangxia. This southern expedition to Jingxiang had come to an end, but there were still many things to do. In the battle for Shu, Liu Bei's retreat had been cut off, and he now only had the power to attack Shu. Chen Mo was ready to attack from Jingzhou, so that Liu Bei would be attacked from both sides. At the same time, he had people pass the battle report of Jingzhou to Shu, which would also put some pressure on Liu Zhang. Jingzhou had been taken, and even if Liu Zhang surrendered to Liu Bei, he would still face the attack from both sides of the Ming army. He believed that Liu Zhang would make a wise choice.

Three days later, the floods around Jiangling gradually receded, and Chen Mo left Xu Huang to guard Jiangling. As for the battle in Jiangxia, Zhang Liao was in charge, so Chen Mo did not care about it. He ordered Zhang He to gather a part of his troops to march into Shuzhong, and Chen Mo led his troops back to Xiangyang.

"It's also that Liu Bei wants too much. If not, it wouldn't be so easy for our army to break through Jingxiang." Xun You sat with Chen Mo and said to Chen Mo with a smile.

"But if he didn't take Sichuan and Shu, the final outcome would be the same, just a little slower." Chen Mo nodded and smiled. He did not deny that if there were more elite troops stationed in Xiangfan at that time, Chen Mo would not have been able to break through Xiangfan so smoothly. Although Jiangdong had reinforcements, they were there to support after all, and it was impossible for them to help Liu Bei with all their strength. The Liqiu camp was simply redundant. If they were all in Xiangfan City, how could Chen Mo have attacked so easily?

"Now the general trend of the world has been determined. You congratulates the king. The unification of the country is just around the corner." Xun You said to Chen Mo with a smile.

"I hope it will end soon." Chen Mo nodded. It has been thirty years since the end of the Zhongping period, and the world has been in chaos for thirty years. Although Chen Mo has tried his best to promote production and develop people's livelihood in recent years, it is still a chaotic world after all. There are too many people displaced by war. If there is a stable internal environment, Chen Mo is confident that this world will enter a real prosperous era!

In the Battle of Jingzhou, although Jiangdong was still competing with Zhang Liao in Jiangxia, Liu Bei's power in Jingzhou had been completely eliminated with the death of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and the disappearance of Zhuge Liang.

When Liu Bei learned of the news of the fall of Jingzhou, half a month had passed since the Battle of Jiangling. When he learned that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had died, Liu Bei's eyes went dark, and he vomited blood and fainted in the exclamations of the crowd.

"My Lord!" Chen Dao, Chen Gong and others hurriedly supported Liu Bei, put him on the couch with all their might, and asked a military doctor to treat him before waking him up.

"My Lord, the dead cannot be resurrected, please don't be too sad." Chen Dao looked at Liu Bei's lifeless eyes and said reluctantly.

Is Liu Bei acting like this for his two brothers?

Of course there is. After all, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the three brothers have been eating at the same table and sleeping on the same couch. In the blink of an eye, it has been more than 30 years. It is impossible to say that there is no emotion at all and it is purely exploitation. People are not plants, who can be heartless?

But that's not all. Zhuge Liang's disappearance and the fall of Jingzhou also mean that Liu Bei's retreat is completely cut off. Although he now occupies many counties in Shu, Liu Bei's army is mainly composed of Jingzhou troops. Now that Jingzhou has fallen, are these Jingzhou troops still willing to fight for Liu Bei? This is a question.

And even if he could, Wu Yi had already led his army to Mianzhu Pass and had formed an alliance with Liu Zhang. Although Liu Bei now had many Dongzhou scholars to help him, he was now under attack from both sides. Chen Mo's troops had attacked from the rear at some point in time. At this moment, he was already in a desperate situation. How could he fight Chen Mo? There was no hope at all. This was what made Liu Bei despair...