The Nameless of the Common Clans

On the eighth day of May, reports of victory from all sides began to gather like snowflakes towards Chen Mo's camp outside Suiyang. The main force of Cao's army withdrew to Qingzhou, and the remaining troops that could be assembled were now concentrated in Suiyang City. The counties in the Central Plains did not have many troops to defend, and Cao Cao's defeat was already inevitable. Later, wherever the Guanzhong army went, almost everyone surrendered.

"Yingchuan, Chenliu, Runan, Chen State, and Qiao County have all been captured by our army. In addition to Jiujiang County, our army has already attacked Shouchun, and General Han Qiong led the army to besiege it, but it has not been broken yet." In Chen Mo's tent, a clerk was reporting the current battle situation.

These counties are all large counties in Yanzhou and Yuzhou. The population in the Central Plains is the most dense in these counties. In the late period, Yuan Shu only relied on Runan, and his comprehensive strength was still superior to Liu Bei who occupied the entire Xuzhou.

"Who is the commander of Shouchun?" Chen Mo suddenly asked.

"It's Liu Fu, a famous scholar in Huainan."

"Liu Fu?" Chen Mo turned his head to look at Xu Shu. He had some impression of capable generals among Cao Cao's subordinates, but he had never heard of this Liu Fu.

"Liu Fu is a famous scholar in Xiang County, Pei State. When Yuan Shu and Cao Cao were fighting, he persuaded Yuan Shu's generals Qi Ji and Qin Yi to lead their troops to surrender to Cao Cao. Since then, he has been under Cao Cao's command. After Yan Xiang, the governor of Yangzhou, was killed by Li Shu, the prefect of Lujiang, he took over as the governor of Yangzhou." Xu Shu talked about Liu Fu's general life. As for what this person is capable of, there is not much useful information here for the time being.

"Maybe surrender?" Chen Mo asked.

"You can give it a try." Xu Shu nodded. At this time, there are actually only three options left for Liu Fu, either surrender to Chen Mo, surrender to Jiangdong, or fight to the death.

There is no need for a life-and-death battle. There is no personal hatred between Chen Mo and him. What he needs to worry about now is that the other party surrenders to Jiangdong first. If Shouchun is taken by Jiangdong, it will not be a good thing for Chen Mo.

"Then let someone try." Chen Mo nodded, and did not pay much attention to this matter. Although Shouchun is important, it is just difficult to fight. For Chen Mo, the most important thing at the moment is to completely eradicate Cao Cao. Other things can be put aside for the time being.

"My lord, there is a man outside the camp, saying that he wants to see the lord." At this time, a guard came in and saluted Chen Mo.

"Oh? Who?" Chen Mo was a little surprised. Who would come to see him at this time? Could it be that someone wants to intercede?

"The man who came claims to be Sima Yi, saying that he came to help the lord to attack Cao." The guard bowed.

"Sima Yi? Sima Fang's second son?" Chen Mo smiled when he heard this. He could probably guess why the other party came. He just wanted to make meritorious deeds to save Sima Fang. Sima Fang was still imprisoned in the prison. He nodded and said, "Since he is here, let him in."

He didn't use connections in Luoyang, but came here directly. Chen Mo wanted to see what the other party would say.

"Yes!"

After a while, the guards returned with a young man. The young man was younger than Chen Mo, but the difference should not be big. He was handsome and greeted Chen Mo neither servile nor arrogant. Logically, such an image should easily make people feel good, but somehow, Chen Mo felt a sense of disgust. There was no reason, just a feeling.

Chen Mo has met many people in his life, but he has never had this feeling. This makes Chen Mo feel that the young man in front of him

Fate: Wolf Guard 36

Luck: 28

From the perspective of luck, he is not a person with great luck, which is quite consistent with his current status and situation. However, based on past experience, those who can condense fate are definitely not simple, and this wolf guard fate is obviously quite different from what he has encountered before.

"Sima Yi greets the general!" Seeing that Chen Mo has been staring at him for a long time, Sima Yi is also a little scared, and bows again and bows.

"Hmm." Chen Mo finally retracted his gaze and asked calmly: "I have heard of Zhongda's name. Why did Zhongda come to this battlefield when he was not in Luoyang?"

"Reply to the general." Sima Yi bowed and said: "I heard that the war on the front line was tight and worried about the state affairs, so I came to help."

"Oh?" Chen Mo smiled when he heard it: "Then I wonder if Zhongda has a plan to defeat the enemy?"

"General, now our army has won the victory, and now the general is trapped in Suiyang City." Sima Yi smiled.

"Indeed." Chen Mo nodded. If the nail of Suiyang City is not removed, it will be difficult to say that there is a great victory.

"Although Suiyang is strong, now that Cao's defeat is certain, the people in the city must be panic. Yi thinks that if we want to break Suiyang, it is the worst strategy to attack the city. We should break it with a strategy of attacking the heart." Sima Yi bowed and said.

"How to win hearts and minds?" Chen Mo looked at Sima Yi and had to admit that Sima Yi was indeed talented. Chen Mo was just stationed here, but he was reluctant to attack the city. He did have the intention of winning hearts and minds. What Sima Yi said coincided with what Chen Mo thought.

"In fact, the method of winning hearts and minds has existed in ancient and modern times. Use arrows to inform the counties in the city that they have been broken and give up resistance. Drive the people from all directions to persuade the defenders on the city to surrender. Although the Cao army has withdrawn many soldiers, it is impossible for all the soldiers' families to be in the city. As long as 10% of the families of the defending soldiers can come forward to persuade them to surrender, the morale of the defenders can be disintegrated. In addition, when the general's army gathers at this time, the method of surrounding three and leaving one can be adopted." Sima Yi talked freely.

The strategy of winning hearts and minds, in fact, normally speaking, is just these.

Chen Mo looked at Sima Yi and nodded, saying, "Zhongda is quite knowledgeable about military tactics."

"I have only read a few military books and strategies, and have never participated in a war, so I dare not discuss military affairs in front of the general." Sima Yi said modestly.

"Okay, since I'm here, I'll temporarily serve as the army's grain supervisor and go down to rest first." Chen Mo nodded and signaled to Sima Yi that he could leave.

"Here! Yi retreats." Sima Yi bowed and retreated slowly.

"Yuan Zhi, what do you think of this person?" Looking at the direction Sima Yi left, Chen Mo suddenly looked at Xu Shu and said.

"Sima Yi is quite talented, but he is quite humble, but..." Xu Shu looked at Chen Mo in confusion: "My lord seems to be wary of this person?"

After all, Xu Shu has been with Chen Mo for many years. Others may not see anything, but Xu Shu noticed that Chen Mo was a little unhappy with Sima Yi during the brief exchange before.

"I can't say for sure." Chen Mo shook his head and said: "Let's take a look. The Sima family has always been arrogant. In the past, Sima Yi refused to join the official position after several recruitments, but now he comes uninvited. He thinks it is his father's business. Come."

Although I am a little disgusted, you can't blame a sinner just because of his appearance, right? This doesn't make sense.

Xu Shu nodded. The Sima family indeed valued family status. This was also the reason why Chen Mo had recruited talents several times before. Apart from Sima Fang, there was only one Sima Lang who was willing to become an official. The Sima family looked down upon Chen Mo's background. , even Sima Fang, the one who surrendered was the Emperor, not Chen Mo.

"Strategy to attack the heart...sigh~" Chen Mo shook his head and sighed.

Xu Shu didn't say anything. Sima Yixian's strategy was indeed the most suitable for the moment. There was no need to attack by force, but to drive the people to attack the city was obviously not accepted by Chen Mo. It seemed right to say that it was a woman's kindness, but Chen Mo's bottom line was Here, if this strategy is not used, it will indeed take a lot of effort to defeat Suiyang. Xu Shu can't persuade him, so he can only remain silent.

"Judging from Cao Cao's layout now, it is obvious that he still wants to fight me again using the remaining city as a chessboard. But now the situation has become and people's minds are determined that he is destined to lose in this game of chess. Now he is just thinking This is just to delay time." Chen Mo obviously had no intention of letting Xu Shu answer. He knelt down on his seat and silently thought about how to defeat the enemy at the minimum cost.

"Lord." Xu Shu suddenly smiled and said: "Since this place cannot be broken quickly, why not open up the road so that Cao Cao can communicate with Qingzhou."

"You mean..." Chen Mo looked at Xu Shu: "Qingzhou?"

"Yes, if Qingzhou is threatened, Cao Cao may have to retreat. However, our army is currently in the plain area, and there are troops and horses under the command of two generals, Wu Yi and Gao Lan. Why not send more troops here, if Qingzhou is lost? , I’m afraid Cao Cao doesn’t want to stay here anymore.”

Although most of Cao Cao's generals have retreated to Qingzhou, after all, Cao Cao is not in charge. If Chen Mo launches an attack on Qingzhou, will Cao Cao retreat or not?

"Wonderful!" Chen Mo said with a smile, stroking his palms: "I remember that the person in charge of the battle on the plain battlefield was Zang Ba."

"Exactly." Xu Shu nodded: "This man served as a captain under Tao Qian in his early years. Later, he seemed to be dissatisfied with Tao Qian and went to Mount Tai to gather people as bandits. Although he was called a Taishan bandit, there were many people under his command. Shao Qiangren, this time he fought with General Wu Yi in the plains. Although he is a partial army, his fighting power is no less brave than that of Cao's elite army. "

"Let Gao Gao try to see if he can surrender this person." Chen Mo nodded. Although Zang Ba's Taishan Army obeyed Cao Cao's orders, it was relatively independent. It was obvious that it had not completely surrendered. It was a local force entrenched in the local area similar to Chen's. , if his brother had not died early, Xuzhou would probably be easier to collect than it is now.

"That's what I meant." Xu Shu nodded and smiled.

"I wonder if Brother Meng De will refund this time or not!" Chen Mo stood up, looked in the direction outside the tent and said with a smile: "Yuan Zhi, please go and have a rest. There are a lot of things these days, don't tire yourself out. ”

"I'll take my leave." Xu Shu bowed to Chen Mo and bowed to leave.

Chen Mo and Dian Wei began to inspect the military camp. The decisive battle with Cao Cao has come to an end. All the arrangements have been completed. Next, it depends on who has higher means.

Although it would take some time to use Xu Shu's method, Chen Mo believed that Cao Cao would not be able to capture Qingzhou by himself. What Chen Mo was thinking about now was where would Cao Cao retreat from? If possible, Chen Mo still wants to keep Cao Cao outside Qingzhou completely and prevent him from retreating into Qingzhou. Although he is reluctant to give up, it is the best result for the world to reunite as soon as possible.