The Nameless of the Common Clans

Suiyang, Cao Mansion.

"Bo Dao agreed?" Cao Cao looked at Chen Gui in surprise. Although he originally wanted to drag Chen Mo into the water and deal with Yuan Shao together, he never thought that Chen Mo would agree so happily. Chen Mo should not care too much about the Chen family. points, and the Chen family has no reason to help them wholeheartedly.

"Bo Dao does have this intention, but Bo Dao is not prepared to join forces with Ming Gong. Bo Dao is preparing to leave Youzhou and first go to Dai County and Shanggu County." Chen Gui bowed.

To put it simply, everyone fights his own way. Chen Mo sent troops from Youzhou, which is relatively weak. But if Chen Mo sends troops, he will definitely be able to divert a large number of Yuan Shao's troops. At the same time, Chen Mo also has enough escape routes. If Cao Cao does not send troops as agreed If so, Chen Mo would stop immediately and Dai Jun and Shang The valley is mountainous and adjacent to the Hu area. Chen Mo swallowed these two counties. If Cao Cao didn't show his side, Chen Mo would stop immediately. If Cao Cao mobilized troops, Yuan Shao's power in Youzhou would be weak after all, and Chen Mo would take advantage of the situation to sweep into Youzhou. Regardless of whether Cao Cao's side has any results, Chen Mo's side will not suffer.

A person like Cao Cao quickly understood Chen Mo's plan. Even if he retreated in the end, if Yuan Shao pursued him, Yuan Shao would not dare to push too hard if the two families formed an alliance.

"Thank you, Lord Han Yu, for taking this trip." Cao Cao said to Chen Gui with a smile.

"It doesn't matter. Since the Chen family is under the command of Ming Gong, I will not refuse to do anything within my ability." Chen Gui shook his head and said with a smile: "If there are no other important matters, please allow me to retire."

"Mr. Yu of Han, please go slowly." Cao Cao quickly stood up to see him off. After winning Xuzhou, Chen Deng was still the governor of Guangling. After Chen Gui served as the governor of Xuzhou for a period of time, he was recruited into the court and served as Taichang. This was Cao Cao's decision. The exchange for Bingzhou Mu and Chen Mo was nominally a promotion, but in fact Chen Gui's identity was a hostage, used to restrain Chen Deng.

But as long as there is no change on Chen Deng's side, Cao Cao is still very friendly to the Chen family. Firstly, the influence of the Chen family is there, and secondly, it can also be regarded as giving Chen Mo face.

"Ming Gong, please don't send me off again. I'm going to leave." When he came to the door, Chen Gui declined Cao Cao and continued to see him off. He said goodbye and left.

"Lord, if this is the case, it means that our army is competing with the main force of Yuan's army, but Chen Mo only faces Yuan's army's partial force, which is the final victory. Our army is unable to advance further, but Chen Mo is very likely to win the land of Youzhou." Come back. , Cheng Yu frowned.

Cao Cao nodded. This was obvious. When had Chen Bodao ever made a losing business? Sitting down again, Cao Cao looked at the counselors and asked with a smile: "What do you think?"

"It looks like an alliance, but in fact, as Zhongde said, Chen Mo can easily capture Youzhou with only a partial force, but our army has to face Yuan Shao's main attack here. Even if we win, it will not be of much benefit. Xun Yu shook his head and sighed: "It's really not easy to calculate."

When I decided to plot against Chen Mo, I just wanted to give it a try, but the result... was not unexpected. Chen Mo was obviously not the same as his previous opponents. Neither Yuan Shu nor Liu Bei were able to control the overall situation with such shrewd calculations. Compared with Chen Mo.

"As a filial piety?" Cao Cao turned to look at Guo Jia aside. He wanted to fight this battle. Although there was no open war, the wealthy gentry under his rule were more concerned about Yuan Shao. Cao Cao continued to control the local area. Being cannibalized by Yuan Shao, if this continues, the consequences will be disastrous. He cannot imitate Chen Mo and must win against Yuan Shao to make up for this disadvantage.

Guo Jia said with a smile: "This is just to test whether Chen Mo has the same intention. After all, Yuan Shao is so powerful that neither the lord nor Chen Mo can compete alone, and Yuan Shao's reputation among the scholars is no matter whether it is for the lord or Chen Mo." We have all suffered greatly, and since Chen Mo has this intention, we can naturally talk about it again. "

Among the three heroes in the north, in terms of origin, Chen Mo and Cao Cao combined are not as good as Yuan Shao. This is also the main reason why many scholars have their hearts set on Yuan Shao. However, in the current situation of the world, although origin is still important, for the monarch, it has become more important than before. In an era when heroes were judged by their origin, Yuan Shu was the best example.

The most important thing now is not to capture the city, but to change the image of the scholars towards Cao Cao and Chen Mo. The two families joined forces to defeat Yuan Shao for a while, which is good for both Cao Cao and Chen Mo. Now Chen Mo obviously wants to kill Yuan Shao. , Cao Cao fought for Chen Mo, which was obviously impossible. Based on Guo Jia's understanding of Chen Mo, unless this person had no intention of dealing with Yuan Shao at all, otherwise, this was just to scare people.

"Can we still talk?" Cheng Yu looked at Guo Jia.

"Although Zhongde has great talents, he is too honest. Chen Mo is not a fool. Such an approach will only make this alliance collapse. The lord cannot agree. Chen Mo does this just because he wants to control the situation first." Jier." Guo Jia smiled and nodded.

Cao Cao smiled and nodded. This was also the reason why he liked Guo Jia. He would not follow the rules too much and could always grasp the key to the problem. The question now is not to see what conditions Chen Mo offers, but to see if Chen Mo intends to mess with Yuan Shao. It would be difficult for Cao Cao to fight Yuan Shao alone, but if Chen Mo is willing to work together, the two families will be stronger than Yuan Shao if they join forces.

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A few days later, Luoyang, Chen Mansion.

Playing with the bamboo slips in his hand, Chen Mo's eyes fell on Chen Qun in the hall: "Chang Wen, before my uncle came here, I already said that we can join forces, but my intention has been told to Brother Meng De, now let's talk about this again What's the point?"

"The strategy proposed by Marquis Changling is not mutually beneficial. Even if we win, our lord will not benefit at all. On the contrary, Marquis Changling can get the land of Youzhou." Chen Qun shook his head and said with a smile: "Gong Cao sincerely agrees with Changling. If the Marquis of Changling also wants to form an alliance to attack Yuan Shao, why not treat him with sincerity? "

"But judging from Brother Meng De's conditions, I don't see sincerity." Chen Mo asked with a smile.

According to Cao Cao's original plan, Chen Mo was to be treated as a companion, and the benefits would not be much, but Yuan Shao's hatred was aroused a lot, and his victory over Cao Cao made him famous, and Chen Mo seemed to have become Cao Cao's in terms of momentum. It's like a vassal. Although it's not actually the case, it gives people the impression that it is like this. Now Chen Mo is still recruiting talents. Such a big thing will eventually leave the impression of a vassal in the minds of others. Who else is willing to vote?

Chen Qun was a little embarrassed. He had naturally seen the initial conditions. It seemed like there were two benefits, but in terms of reputation, Cao Cao actually had the upper hand. This thing seemed very mysterious, but when they reached the status of Chen Mo and Cao Cao, their reputations were It represents the attraction to talents. Whether it is Cao Cao or Chen Mo, they value the prestige even more than the territory.

There is no territory to fight for, but if the prestige is gone, the pace will be slower and the talents will be less. Their territory is already large enough, and the things in terms of momentum are what they really want to fight for.

But the problem is that Chen Mo is obviously not that easy to fool, and now he wants to gain actual benefits. Cao Cao gets the name, Chen Mo benefits, Cao Cao takes the beating, and Chen Mo eats the meat. Although in the end, it is Cao Cao who benefits in terms of momentum, but in reality, Chen Mo After winning Youzhou, his actual strength was improved. Although the three Youzhou and Liangzhous were barren, they were the places where powerful soldiers were sent out, and they were also the main source of horses for the entire Han Dynasty. If Chen Moruo even captured Youzhou, it was equivalent to controlling the entire war horse of the Han Dynasty. Resources, if Cao Cao wants to train cavalry in the future, he will have to look at Chen Mo's face, so naturally he won't want to.

"My master also said this. It was because he didn't think carefully. This time the group came to Luoyang to discuss this matter with the Marquis of Changling." Chen Qun said solemnly.

This time, Cao Cao was obviously not going to play tricks with Chen Mo anymore. The two families, regardless of their size, worked together to fight against Yuan Shao. If they could win, both Chen Mo and Cao Cao would be famous. At the same time, it would also shock those who were hostile to Yuan Shao. My dear ministers, Yuan Shao is not as strong as you think.

Chen Mo smiled and nodded when he heard this: "In that case, Chang Wen will negotiate with Yuan Zhi and Wen You about this matter, and they will be responsible for this matter."

Chen Mo looked at Li Ru and Xu Shu who were sitting down. Li Ru was good at this, and Xu Shu was learning from Li Ru. Although his talent was good now, he was lacking in negotiation.

"Here!" Li Ru and Xu Shu came out of the queue, bowed, and then gave Chen Qun a toothy smile.

Chen Qun looked at the eyes of these two people and felt a little panicked.

The matter of negotiation was settled in this way. Cao Cao must have a bottom line, and Li Ru and Xu Shu kept testing this bottom line. How the two families would send troops, how many troops they would send, and which area they would be responsible for. From the general direction to the details, Cao Cao also He shamelessly borrowed food from Chen Mo. If he borrowed the food, he would probably not get it back. What could Cao Cao do to make up for it?

From the battle situation to the division of official positions in the imperial court, Chen Mo mainly wanted the position of prefect of Hanoi this time, as well as the positions of county magistrate and county captain in Hanoi. Officials should be canonized Chen Mo. At the same time, this battle, Both Cao Cao and Chen Mo intended to deprive Yuan Shao of the position of general, and Chen Mo gave up the position of Sangong, but Chen Mo wanted the position of general.

After all, this general is too important. When Liu Hong was alive, General He Jin had the power to mobilize the troops of the world, and could even sometimes handle state affairs on behalf of the emperor. If Chen Mo got this position, he would be qualified to compete with Cao Cao in the great sense of justice. The court over there was divided into different groups, just like Yuan Shao today.

Of course, Cao Cao also wanted this position. He exchanged the empty title of Three Dukes for the position of general. Cao Cao was naturally unwilling to do so. Moreover, at Chen Mo's age, he was not suitable to be a general.

In the end, the position of general was still left to Yuan Shao. When Chen Mo got the position of general of hussars, the position of Sili captain also belonged to Chen Mo, who could be canonized by Chen Mo. However, Cao Cao needed the position of guard.

This negotiation lasted for five days. In the end, the two sides decided to use Puyang as the boundary. To the west of Puyang, Chen Mo was in charge, and to the east of Puyang, Cao Cao was in charge. At the same time, Chen Mo's army in Yunzhong needed to roam around Daijun to intimidate Yuan Shao. As for whether To attack, it depends on whether Chen Mo has this ability.

The two sides agreed to send troops together after the autumn harvest in the fifth year of Jian'an. After writing the alliance letter, Chen Qun took his leave and returned to Cao Cao.