The Nameless of the Common Clans

Han Meng came back in a bit of a mess. The situation in the city was that there were people behind the corridors on both sides, and there were also enemies blocking the front. What was even more terrible was that the city wall, which looked empty from the outside, was full of soldiers and horses. The crossbows flew all over, pressing him so hard that he couldn't even raise his head.

It was just such a scene described by Han Meng that made Yuan Shang, Tian Feng, Ju Shou and others look at each other in bewilderment.

Tian Feng carefully estimated according to what Han Meng said, turned his head and looked at Yuan Shang and frowned, saying: "According to General Han, to achieve such an ambush, there must be no less than 10,000 ambushes in the city. In addition, Chen Mo could not have set an ambush at only one gate. Even if the other two gates were not as numerous as the north gate, the defenders in the city must be nearly 20,000."

This was calculated at the minimum.

This result made Yuan Shang, Ju Shou, Feng Ji, Gao Gan, Gao Lan and others look at each other in silence. Although they didn't know where the other side got so many soldiers and horses, if Tian Feng's calculation was correct, this was not an empty city at all, not to mention that there were 20,000 surrendered soldiers from Jizhou in the south of the city.

These Jizhou troops are uncertain for Chen Mo, but the same is true for the Yuan family.

Not to mention the grassroots officers promoted by Chen Mo, those surrendered generals alone are probably worried that Yuan Shang will settle accounts with them later and are unwilling to return.

"My lord, it seems that Chen Mo has left room for fighting with Cao Cao. Although it is not enough to defeat Cao's army, these troops are enough to defend Yecheng. Let's set up camp first and wait for Chen and Cao to decide the winner before thinking about countermeasures!" Ju Su looked at Yuan Shang and advised.

Given the current situation in Yecheng, they may not be able to capture it in time. In this case, they will help Cao Cao contain Chen Mo's troops. After the two families decide the winner, or even both lose, they will think about countermeasures.

Yuan Shang nodded. This is the only way for now.

On the city wall, watching Yuan Jun begin to retreat and set up camp, Chen Mo finally breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and looked at Zhang Yan beside him and said: "Next, the task of defending the city will be handed over to you."

Take the sword handed over by the personal guard and cross it on his waist, Chen Mo instructed: "Tomorrow, keep the city gates open. If Yuan Jun does not attack, keep it open for three days. If Yuan Jun attacks, follow today's method to repel the enemy and try to hold on for three days. After three days, how to defend the city will be cut off by itself."

"My lord, why don't you close the city to defend the city?" Dian Wei asked in confusion.

"In this way, Yuan Jun will find that our troops are insufficient and will attack the city with all their strength. Opening the city gates in this way seems to be opening the gates to welcome the enemy, but Yuan Jun does not know the strength of our army. There is no need to attack the city with the city gates open. Instead, it is easy to concentrate troops. However, this method can only be used for three days at most. After three days, if it is still like this, I am afraid they will see the flaws." Chen Mo explained, which was also to explain to Zhang Yan, after all, Zhang Yan will be the one to defend the city next.

There are many wise men in Yuan's army. If the gate is closed too early, the opponent may find out the flaws, but it is the same if it is closed too late. Three days is the limit of Chen Mo's estimation. It may be seen through in less than three days. This requires Zhang Yan to do it himself.

"My lord, don't worry. I will definitely defend Yecheng and wait for my lord's triumphant return." Zhang Yan intervened and saluted, saying solemnly.

"Just do your best. Be careful of the gentry in the city. Five thousand soldiers and horses are a lot of mobs. If they appear at a critical moment, no matter who they help, it will be quite troublesome, but don't provoke them easily." Chen Mo instructed.

"Yes!" Zhang Yan nodded.

After explaining the matter of defending the city, Chen Mo took Dian Wei and his personal guards and secretly went out from the south gate to find the surrendered troops gathered outside the south gate.

"My lord!" Zhang Yi and others were a little surprised to see Chen Mo, and didn't understand why Chen Mo appeared outside the city at this time.

"The opportunity to defeat the enemy has appeared. I need a group of elite soldiers to fight with me. You should immediately dispatch 5,000 soldiers to follow me. You don't have to fight. Just let these 5,000 soldiers leave with me." Chen Mo looked at everyone and said with a smile.

Five thousand people, equivalent to a quarter of the troops here, watched Chen Mo come out and quickly close the city gate. These soldiers were obviously not going to enter the city to help defend the city. What did he want these soldiers for?

No one knew, and no one dared to stop him. Zhang Qi and others hurriedly selected elite soldiers and handed them to Chen Mo. After watching Chen Mo quickly integrate these people, he led these people to the south and soon disappeared from sight.

As expected, Chen Mo's movements were soon known to Yuan Shang.

"Five thousand elites, heading south, where is Chen Mo going?" Yuan Shang looked at the counselors under his tent and asked in confusion.

No one answered. This is also what they want to know. What is the use of Chen Mo's people? Where are they going?

"Could it be that Chen Mo deliberately revealed this matter to us, seemingly heading south, but perhaps he took this opportunity to hide in the dark, sneak back, and plan to plot against our army?" Feng Ji asked when he saw that no one was talking.

It's not impossible. After all, Chen Mo is not a fool. How could he block the news by selecting people from the surrendered army?

For a moment, everyone was even more confused.

On the other hand, Chen Mo did not go back to fight with Yuan's army as Yuan Shang and others thought. After all, in Chen Mo's eyes, Yuan's army was not his real opponent. His only opponent was Cao Cao. To this day, although Yuan's family still has a foundation, it is not enough to compete with him and Cao Cao.

"Lord, where are we going?" Dian Wei watched Chen Mo walk farther and farther. He had never been to the place he was walking now. He looked at Chen Mo in amazement. This place seemed to be the hinterland of Cao's army.

"I don't know." Chen Mo walked forward while identifying the direction. After choosing a place, he looked at the five captains selected from the 5,000 Jizhou troops behind him and said, "Set up an ambush here. When Cao's army comes, all the ambush troops will be deployed and try to annihilate the enemy as much as possible."

"Yes!" The five lieutenants did not have much objection to Chen Mo's order. They were promoted by Chen Mo. Before this, the highest rank they had was only a military marquis. Naturally, they were more inclined to Chen Mo.

The five men followed Chen Mo's instructions and quickly ambushed in the surrounding mountains and forests, waiting for Chen Mo's orders.

"My lord, how did you know that Cao's army would come here?" Dian Wei looked around. It was late at night, why would Cao's army come to this place where no one was going to shit?

"Just call them over. You take people to light the beacon. I remember that Cao's army's beacon was three pillars. You just follow the instructions." Chen Mo shook his head. It was dark. He only knew that this place should be not far from Bai Ma. He didn't know where it was exactly. He only knew that this place was suitable for ambush.

"Yes!" Dian Wei agreed to answer and took his guards to find something to light the beacon. The beacon in Chen Mo's army had a special pattern, and so did Cao's army. After the two sides fought for a long time, Chen Mo had almost figured out the signal of Cao's army, but he was not sure whether it was correct.

Soon, three beacons burned in the valley.

The next step was to wait.

The nearby Cao army did not disappoint Chen Mo. An hour later, Dian Wei had begun to doze off beside Chen Mo. Chen Mo suddenly felt the ground shaking, and hurriedly woke Dian Wei up and whispered: "Here we are, get ready for battle."

Dian Wei picked up the iron halberd in a daze, looked around, and looked for the enemy. A Cao army quickly entered the valley and rushed towards the beacon. He just looked at the beacon that was about to burn out on the ground. There was nothing around, no people, and even no trace of fighting.

The head of the Cao army changed his expression and said sternly: "Not good, we've fallen into a trap, all the soldiers quickly withdraw from the valley!"

Just as he finished speaking, a gong sounded in the valley, followed by countless dense arrows falling from the sky. Even though the Cao army had been prepared, at this time, the arrows whistled in the darkness, and they didn't even know where the enemy was. In an instant, countless Cao soldiers fell in the arrows.

"Soldiers, follow me to kill!" Dian Wei rode on a warhorse, holding a pair of iron halberds, and rushed into the Cao army like a whirlwind. The pair of iron halberds slashed out cold light, and wherever they passed, they died.

The personal guards behind him were also extremely brave, following Dian Wei closely to fight.

"Kill~" The ambush troops in the valleys on both sides roared and rushed forward under the leadership of five captains. The Cao army's formation was completely messed up. This night battle was prone to chaos. At this moment, they were ambushed, and there was a killer like Dian Wei fighting back and forth in front. The Cao army soldiers were terrified. In just an instant, most of the two thousand Cao soldiers were killed and scattered, and the rest were surrounded in the middle, unable to get out, and they knelt down to surrender.

The leading Cao general rushed left and right, fighting hard with a big spear, trying to break through, but suddenly it was dark in front of him. Cao general looked up and saw Dian Wei blocking him at some point.

"Hoo~" Cao general stabbed Dian Wei with his spear in his hand without hesitation. The brave man wins when they meet on a narrow road. Even though he had seen Dian Wei's fierce power in the three armies just now, he was not afraid when he met him on the battlefield at this moment. His fierceness was shocking.

"Hey~" Dian Wei raised his halberd and swung away the opponent's spear. Then he clamped his legs on the horse's belly. At the moment when the horse rushed out, another halberd swept across the opponent's throat, and the huge head was cut off and rolled away.

An ambush ended with the death of Cao's general. No one counted how many enemies were killed. After killing the enemy, Chen Mo quickly ordered people to clean up the battlefield. After taking some dry food, arrows and Cao's military uniforms from the entities, they immediately moved to the direction of Liyang.

"My lord, why don't you deal with those surrendered soldiers?" Dian Wei rode his horse and followed Chen Mo, wondering.

"It's useless. Even if they were dealt with, the news couldn't be concealed, and there was no need to conceal it. We need them to spread the news." Chen Mo smiled as he walked. His plan was actually not difficult. He just wanted Cao Cao to feel that there was a fire in his backyard and he couldn't attack with all his strength, forcing Cao Cao to retreat to Liyang.

"Then where should we go next?" Dian Wei nodded in confusion.

"The soldiers have been running all night, let's find a place to rest. After dawn, we will find a place to lure the enemy with smoke. This time, find me some Cao army uniforms."

"Yes!"