The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Who cares?" The woman looked at the camp in the distance and suddenly asked curiously: "Who are you? Judging from your demeanor, you don't look like ordinary farmers."

"Ordinary farmers wouldn't be here." Chen Mo said with a smile: "Before asking others their names, do you want to tell them where you come from?"

"My surname is Zhou, from Lujiang. I'm here to visit relatives." The woman said cheerfully.

"Zhou?" Chen Mo glanced at the woman and said, "The situation between Jiangdong and the imperial court is tense now, and my mother-in-law's family is really relieved to come visit her at this time."

"Why don't you worry? With my martial arts skills, it is difficult for ordinary people to get close to me, and the guards like me, even if they are women, are all strong and strong, not inferior to men." The woman said proudly.

"Are all Jiangdong women as unrestrained as you?" Chen Mo asked with a smile.

"What do you mean by this?" the woman glared at Chen Mo dissatisfied.

"It's not very interesting. I think this leather armor of my young lady is not something that ordinary people can have. It is specially made to measure. This sword is tempered by Zhenze water. I heard that the swordsmith Ou Yezi was the master at that time. Swords are forged here. The blades of the swords made of water here are sharp, but the sword body is not brittle. If it is forged by a master swordsmith, it will be able to be used even if it is not a famous sword compared to ancient times. Cutting gold and breaking jade, as well as the daggers worn by the maids behind you, are also of unusual quality. These are weapons only seen in the Jiangdong army. Even if the Jiangdong clan has them, they will not assemble them for a woman. "Chen Mo took a sip of the broth, looked at the woman and said, "You said you are from Lujiang, but I think you are more like the Sun family of Wu County, that's right."

"You..." The woman was shocked and subconsciously drew her sword.

Chen Mo stretched out his hand and flicked the opponent's elbow. The woman suddenly felt that half of her arm was sore and numb, and the hand holding the sword couldn't help but loosen a lot.

When the surrounding waitresses saw this, they quickly wanted to step forward, but when they saw Chen Mo copying it easily, he pulled out the sword from the woman's waist and flicked it: "What a sword!"

"Don't move!" The woman waved her hand quickly. The moment Chen Mo took the sword, she felt an ominous feeling welling up in her heart. A pair of beautiful eyes stared at Chen Mo: "Who are you?"

"It doesn't matter who it is." Chen Mo turned the sword and returned it to the sheath amidst the screams of a group of female waitresses. Looking at it from another angle, it seemed as if a sword had pierced the woman's body: "But this is not what you should have come here for. "If you meet me this time, you are lucky. If you meet someone else, it doesn't matter whether you survive or not. You will suffer. War is not a child's play, so take care of it."

"Hmph~" The woman frowned and glanced at Chen Mo. After hesitating for a moment, she suddenly saluted Chen Mo and said: "Mr. Guan's words and deeds must be a talent in Jingzhou. I, Jiangdong, have always been thirsty for talents. If you, sir, are willing to come with me, If you invest in Jiangdong, no matter whether you seek wealth, an official position, or a beautiful woman, I, Jiangdong, will not treat you lightly."

"Haha~" Zhuge Liang glanced at the woman strangely and couldn't help but chuckle.

Chen Mo was also a little surprised. He suddenly took a step forward, stretched out his hand to lift the woman's chin, and carefully looked at her appearance: "Are you included among these beauties?"

It was obviously the first time for the woman to encounter this situation, and her eyes were a little panicked for a moment. She quickly looked away, not daring to look at Chen Mo.

"If...if you want...it's not impossible, but...but you need..."

"Looking at your age, you are over 20 years old and you are not married yet?" Chen Mo let go of her, shook his head and sat down on his knees again with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't go. Jiangdong will lose this battle!"

"You..." The woman's eyebrows were raised and she glared at Chen Mo. It seemed that she might draw her sword at any time, but in the end she suppressed the urge and looked at Chen Mo and said, "How do you know?"

"Go back. We are lucky enough to see each other today, but if we go any further, our lives will be at risk." Chen Mo picked up the broth, took a sip of it happily and said with a smile.

"You haven't said yet, who are you?" the woman frowned.

Chen Mo thought for a while, then took a pen and paper, wrote down a poem, handed it to the woman and said, "I have heard for a long time that there are many talents in Jiangdong. Let's take it back and see how many people can understand it."

The woman heard the words and took the piece of paper. She looked at it with beautiful eyes and saw a poem written on it. The content was not very clear, but the writing was quite beautiful. She frowned and looked at Chen Mo.

"Go ahead and don't look back." Chen Mo waved his hand and said, "If anyone can guess it, they will tell you why."

It wasn't a profound poem, he just hid the origin of his name in the poem. Although he didn't want to embarrass a woman, he also wanted to see if this Jiangdong talent had real talent and learning.

The woman frowned and said, "Why should I listen to you?"

"Listen to me. At least you can go back and see your family. If you don't listen, you will never want to go back to Jiangdong again in this life." Chen Mo shook his head and smiled.

The woman felt depressed and dried the ink on the paper. After putting it away, she saw that the rain had also eased a lot, so she immediately got up and led the people towards the way they came.

"Why didn't Prince Ming keep her?" Zhuge Liang asked with a smile, looking at the direction the woman was leaving.

"What's the use?" Chen Mo asked back: "Kong Ming really thinks that Sun Quan will change his strategy because of her?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head, of course not.

As for the identity of the woman... there is only one woman from Jiangdong who is still unmarried in her twenties, so it is not difficult to guess.

"Lao Dian!" Chen Mo shouted to the outside of the pavilion without saying anything more.

"Your Majesty!" Dian Wei came in with his guards.

"Go and find out who is responsible for guarding this area, and tell him to go back to farming. It is not suitable for him to lead troops in war." Chen Mo frowned.

This place is very close to the Xiakou Camp. A group of women appeared here in a swaggering manner. Chen Mo knew that the Jingzhou Army was incapable, but when this kind of problem occurs, it cannot be explained by lack of ability. This is called incompetence!

"Here!" Dian Wei agreed, turned around and left.

"Kong Ming, what have you been doing in Jingzhou in the past few years?" Chen Mo waited for Dian Wei to leave before looking at Zhuge Liang with a look of disgust on his face. He couldn't have been studying things like Tiesuo Hengjiang, Xiangfan Floating Bridge, and Yuanrong's crossbow? With Zhuge Liang's ability, he shouldn't be so bad at running an army.

"The elite troops in the army were defeated by King Ming when they were in Xiangfan, with heavy casualties. Most of the troops surrendered in Jingzhou today are new recruits." Zhuge Liang said speechlessly.

There were not many elites from Jingzhou left in Jingxiang. They fought with Chen Mo in Xiangfan. Although they surrendered a lot, putting them among the new recruits is really like a drop of water blending into a glass of water. How effective it can be.

"This is not how the army is run." Chen Mo glanced at him and shook his head: "Newly recruited soldiers can learn something in a few months. As they are now, no matter how many they are, they are just a mob. Look at Jiangling." The battle, Gudu never imagined that it would be so easy to win.”

Zhuge Liang has nothing to say. He can refute other aspects, but in terms of soldiers and horses, Guanzhong has a set of methods for training and leading troops. Apart from the fact that the recruits of the Ming army have never experienced real battlefield fighting, they are still very difficult to fight today. Any subordinate of the princes can be used as elites. This is why Chen Mo's expedition south this time is mainly composed of new soldiers. The veterans are now guarding the border, facing the most ferocious enemies.

But Chen Mo can do this because his family has a great cause. There are academies in various places who specialize in teaching troop formations and training soldiers. Regardless of whether they have experienced practice or not, the first step for generals who join the army after coming out of the academies is to first Participate in Gao Shun's training, and then be sent to various places to train troops. After three years, he will be qualified to lead troops. Over the years, Chen Mo has formed a process, and the skills of top generals Not to mention, but in terms of grassroots generals such as Tun generals and military princes, the Ming army is definitely the best in the world. This is also the reason why Chen Mo’s troops generally have high combat effectiveness. It is easy to command, even a general with mediocre qualifications can This method of commanding an army in a decent manner has never been seen in ancient times, let alone today. However, it is precisely because of this that the combat effectiveness of Chen Mo's ministries is so strong.

As for the unlucky general, he still needs to deal with it. In any case, with such a big loophole, Chen Mo will feel very insecure with such a general by his side, and he can also use it to beat others. The next step is to rectify the navy. Well, Chen Mo felt that if the Jingzhou navy trained well, it might not be much worse than the Jiangdong navy.

"That's it for today..." Chen Mo glanced at Zhuge Liang, his eyes a little complicated and said: "Kong Ming, I asked you to come to the craftsman camp to make something new, whether it be farming or water conservancy, I listen to morality. Heng said, have you been improving your Yuan Rong crossbow cart recently? "

"Yes, I have discussed this matter with Brother Deheng. The Yuanrong crossbow can fire up to fifty rounds!" Zhuge Liang nodded.

"Tie Ya?" Chen Mo rubbed his temples and asked.

"good!"

"At that time, I think you should try using ordinary arrow clusters. Liu Bei's family wealth is probably emptied by you. In recent years, there have been conscription, copper pillars in the center of the river, iron cables across the river, and Yuan Rong's ten-shot iron crossbow. Arrow..." Chen Mo shook his head. He saw the craftsmanship camp yesterday. When I came to buy supplies, even Chen Mo's family, which now dominates Jiuzhou, is a bit big. There is really no need for a fifty-round Yuanrong crossbow cart. Even if it is made, it is impossible to equip it on a large scale. It is not difficult to make, but It's really not something that most people can afford to use.

"So that's it. Liang has also thought about this, but it would be much more difficult if he were replaced by Mu Ya." Zhuge Liang smiled after hearing this.

"You can use it close, even if the number is small, you are not afraid." Chen Mo shook his head and smiled. If this thing is used to defend the city, even if the lethality is only thirty steps, it will be a big killer when placed on the top of the city, especially if there are Dozens of them are fired in succession, and if they are fired in a row of fifty, it will be difficult for the enemy to get close to the city wall.

"Since King Ming has such concerns, then Liang will give it a try." Zhuge Liang said with a smile. He is just a craftsman now. He can do whatever Chen Mo asks him to do. As long as he doesn't help Chen Mo with suggestions.

"Well, let's go back. It seems that Jiangdong doesn't know how to use troops yet, and there's no rush for these things."