The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Quickly occupy the four gates, don't let Zhuge Kongming escape, send a signal, let the soldiers over there seal the dike!" When Chen Mo climbed up to the top of Jiangling City, the street fighting in the city became really fierce. Jiangling was blocked by floods on all sides. Even if the dikes were sealed again now, the water would not be able to retreat for a while. The Jingzhou troops in the city were basically trapped in a jar. Chen Mo was not worried that Zhuge Liang would run away.

"Yes!"

Following Chen Mo's command, the Ming army soldiers did not rush to occupy the alleys in the city, but began to quickly occupy the four gates, turn the crossbow carts towards the city, and shoot the Jingzhou troops who were still resisting.

Zhuge Liang joined Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other generals, gathered troops without effort, and retreated to the center of the city. Chen Mo took advantage of the situation to command the soldiers to occupy the key points in the city and began to launch the final encirclement and suppression of the remnants of the Jingzhou army. At this point, the defenders of Jiangling were at the end of their rope, and most of the Jingzhou troops chose to surrender.

This was a temporary army, not only with low combat power, but also far less strong will than a normal army. Even the elite troops would probably collapse if they fought to this point, not to mention these new troops. In the end, the troops assembled by Zhuge Liang and others were only more than 500 people, guarding the Jiangling government office and fighting a desperate battle.

Chen Mo came to the outside of the Jiangling government office under the protection of a group of people. Although the government office was not big, it had high walls and corner towers, which allowed Zhuge Liang and others to withstand a siege.

"Your Majesty, the war is fierce and dangerous. I will soon be able to break through the government office. Please retreat to a safe place and wait!" Xu Huang felt a little embarrassed when he saw Chen Mo coming to the front line in person. A government office guarded by hundreds of people could not be broken.

"It doesn't matter. I'll take a look. Send someone to tell Zhuge Liang to come out to see me!" Chen Mo shook his head and said as he looked at the government office that had been sealed in front of him.

"Yes!" Xu Huang nodded in agreement, bowed, and then quickly sent someone to tell Zhuge Liang to come out and meet him.

"At this time, what does Chen Mo want to do to see Kong Ming!?" Zhang Fei received the message and frowned at Zhuge Liang.

"It's nothing more than to persuade you to surrender." Zhuge Liang sighed. At this point in the war, it actually made no difference whether to surrender or not. Jingzhou could not be defended. Liu Bei's retreat was cut off. It was also caused by Zhuge Liang's improper planning. If Liu Bei did not take the main force to Shu, Jingzhou would not fall so quickly. But if he did not go, relying only on Jingzhou, looking at Chen Mo's current momentum, the longer he wasted, the faster he would be defeated.

Zhang Fei frowned and looked at Zhuge Liang and said, "Kong Ming, you don't want to surrender, do you?"

Guan Yu on the side narrowed his eyes slightly and tightened his hand holding the long sword.

Zhuge Liang shook his head: "How can I surrender when I have received great favors from my lord? Now that Jiangling has been broken and surrounded by water, it is difficult for us to break through. We might as well take this opportunity to delay for a while, and there may be a turning point."

"I'll go with you!" Zhang Fei nodded and followed Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang nodded silently, without saying anything more. He took Zhang Fei up the ladder and came to a rooftop. Looking down at the dense Ming army outside the government office, Zhuge Liang suddenly felt a little desperate. Is there really a chance?

"Kong Ming, do you still want to resist at this point?" Chen Mo looked at Zhuge Liang and asked loudly.

"Although we lost this battle, it was only a temporary defeat..." Zhuge Liang smiled and shook his feather fan and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Chen Mo.

"As early as when I went south, Zhang Lu had surrendered to me. Hanzhong has been in my hands since then. Liu Bei betrayed his loyalty and killed his clansmen. Do you think Liu Zhang is willing to surrender to me or surrender to Liu Bei?" Chen Mo shook his head. He knew what Zhuge Liang expected, but Liu Bei had no chance.

Zhang Fei on the side shouted angrily: "You fart, I..."

"Huh?" Chen Mo turned around and glanced at Zhang Fei coldly.

Zhang Fei felt his breath choked, and the words on his lips were actually glared back by Chen Mo's glare. There was no domineering side, but Chen Mo had such a powerful aura. Even Zhang Fei, who had experienced hundreds of battles and was not afraid of heaven or earth, still felt an indescribable sense of depression when facing Chen Mo's faint glance. It was not fear, but an inexplicable shock.

"I have seen General Yide's ability, but please understand that there are rules everywhere. Liu Bei can let you do whatever you want, but I won't. In front of me, please restrain your temper." Chen Mo retracted his gaze and continued to look at Zhuge Liang. Although Zhang Fei was brave and good at fighting, his character flaws were too obvious for Chen Mo, so he didn't like him too much. Moreover, Chen Mo now has the right to choose talents. It would be good if he could recruit someone like Zhang Fei, but he wouldn't be too disappointed if he couldn't.

In comparison, talents like Zhuge Liang are irreplaceable, and this is the talent Chen Mo wants.

"Kong Ming, since I went south, you have fought against me for more than ten times, and even used the people as shields to stop my army. Now that we have come to this point, it is not difficult for me to break this small government office, but under the situation of both jade and stone being destroyed, do you really think you have a chance to survive?" Chen Mo looked at Zhuge Liang again.

"Even if I can't, why should I be afraid of death?" Zhuge Liang asked after a moment of silence.

"Since you are not afraid of death, why are you afraid of living and atoning for your mistakes? Isn't that right?" Chen Mo asked.

"What crime did Liang commit?" Zhuge Liang frowned.

"First, there is cholera in the world. In troubled times, it is not wrong to look for the Ming Lord to show what he has learned. However, Kong Ming, after the Battle of Nanyang, Liu Bei has no hope. You should know this in your heart, but you still have to assist Liu Bei. You I have previously discussed what is righteousness? What is heaven? Gu has already given his own answer. This world is not a world of one family, but a world of all people. All people are like water, and the court is like a boat. Look at the land of Jingzhou now. Wherever you go, the people greet you, which proves that your righteousness is wrong. In the past few years when Liu Bei was in charge of Jingzhou, you helped Liu Bei exploit the people just for the sake of the so-called orthodoxy. But have you ever thought about it, if the so-called orthodoxy is right? , why did dynasties change? Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han, the national destiny lasted only a few hundred years. The replacement of kingship never paid attention to orthodoxy, but always paid attention to the will of God and the people. However, you knew that Liu Bei would not have the chance, but you still helped Liu Bei seize the throne. On one side, the world is in chaos. You only think about the so-called orthodoxy, but have you ever thought about the people? "

Zhuge Liang closed his eyes and did not answer. Chen Mo explained the rise and fall of the world from the perspective of the common people, but Zhuge Liang also had his own position, so naturally he was not so easy to persuade.

"Second!" Chen Mo looked at Zhuge Liang and said: "This time, in order to avoid our army's pursuit, you took hundreds of thousands of people south. How many people were displaced and how many people were buried in the wilderness. Kong Ming, don't say you don't know. Have you ever thought about it? But, why do people pay taxes? Just to protect you when you are defeated? If I am cruel and do whatever it takes to hunt you down, regardless of the lives of the people, how will Kong Ming prepare to pay back the lives of hundreds of thousands of people? "

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Liang frowned and looked at Chen Mo: "The two armies are fighting, and casualties are inevitable."

"Then we should see if it is necessary to let the people die despite knowing that they will lose. Kong Ming, your benevolence has never thought about these people, right?" Chen Mo looked at Zhuge Liang and said coldly.

Zhuge Liang was silent after hearing this.

"Surrender. With your talents, it would be a pity to die here. Use the rest of your life to atone for the sins of these people." Chen Mo looked at Zhuge Liang and smiled.

"Why does Marquis Changling have to fight so hard?" Zhuge Liang sighed.

"In a quarter of an hour, I will launch an attack." Chen Mo glanced at Zhang Fei, who was watching eagerly, turned and left without saying anything.

"Kong Ming, you won't be swayed by him, will you?" Zhang Fei looked at Zhuge Liang and said angrily.

"There is no point in talking about it. I thought it could be delayed for some time, but..." Zhuge Liang looked at the army that had begun to prepare for the attack again, shook his head and sighed: "When the government office is broken, there is no chance for you and me to survive. "

Zhang Fei snorted coldly and said: "It depends on whether Chen Mo has the ability to take my life! I'll have a good discussion with my second brother later."

In fact, there was nothing to discuss. A quarter of an hour was not long. Soon, the Ming army began to attack again. This time, Xu Huang did not let anyone attack the door, but directly began to demolish the wall. No matter how strong the wall of the government office was, it was still stronger than Without reaching the city wall, it was quickly pushed down. A large number of soldiers came in. Zhang Fei and Guan Yu each led a force to fight their way through the crowd. However, there were too many Ming troops around and they could not be killed. Moreover, Ming Ming The army cooperated tacitly, and soon, there were fewer and fewer people around them, but the Ming army killed more and more.

"What a fierce general!" Chen Mo exclaimed as he looked at the two people fighting back and forth in the crowd.

"Your Majesty, I'll go meet them!" Dian Wei was so happy to see the hunter that he wanted to go up and have a fight.

Chen Mo looked at Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, thought for a while and said, "Capture them alive if you can. If you can't capture them alive, kill them!"

These two people can be said to be Liu Bei's die-hard loyalists. Even if they are captured alive, it will not be easy to convince them. In this case, there is no need to keep them.

"Here!" Dian Wei agreed, got on his horse, brandished his halberds and charged towards Guan Yu: "Red-faced thief, come and fight with a certain family!"

Beside Chen Mo, Wei Yan subconsciously touched his face, a little speechless.

"Dang~" When Guan Yu saw Dian Wei coming to attack, he quickly waved his sword to block it. The swords and halberds intersected, and both of them were shocked at the same time.

"Okay!" Dian Wei was a little excited. He hadn't encountered such an opponent for a long time. He immediately danced his halberds and fought with Guan Yu. On the other side, Zhang Fei wanted to come over to help, but saw Ma Chao riding his horse in the crowd. He came out and sneered: "Ring-eyed thief, do you still recognize me!?"

"Don't be so arrogant, little thief!" Zhang Fei snorted angrily, curled his spear, and stabbed Ma Chao.

Ma Chao was not afraid and laughed loudly: "Well done!"

He drew his spear and fought with Zhang Fei.

Chen Mo frowned slightly as he watched the two generals fighting with each other. At this time, he naturally didn't want his favorite general to fight with others, so he called Xu Huang and Wei Yan and said, "Watch them. If there is any danger, shoot them." Two people!”

"Here!"