Chapter 107: Before the Expedition
"Cai Weng, thank you for your help!" After the dispersal of the dynasty, Chen Mo hurriedly caught up with Cai Yong and bowed down.
"Now in the DPRK, apart from you, it is indeed difficult to find good generals." Cai Yong sighed, turned his head to look at Chen Mo and said, "This time I went to Hedong to take up my post, and I went to visit the guards first, but unfortunately the old man and the guards were a little ...... I can't help you with the introduction, but Wei Jiawei covets him, and his virtue is acceptable, so you can go to him or help you. ”
Chen Mo nodded, Chen Mo naturally knew about the affairs of the Cai family and the Wei family, and Cai Yong was able to let himself go to the Wei family, which shows that he values himself.
"If you have nothing to do today, come to my house and talk about it." Cai Yong looked at Wang Yun who came over and smiled.
"Okay, I'll go and arrange it." Chen Mo nodded, the imperial court gave him three days to prepare, and there was plenty of time.
However, Wang Yun didn't seem to be looking for Cai Yong, and after saluting Cai Yong, he came to Chen Mo's side: "Chen Envoy Jun!" ”
"Situ is polite." Chen Mo bowed slightly, smiled at Wang Yunyi, and said, "I don't know if you have any advice?" ”
"Don't dare to advise." Wang Yun and Chen Mo walked side by side, and said with a smile as they walked: "With the power of the king, this expedition will definitely be able to annihilate the thief army in one fell swoop." ”
"Chun Yuqiong, Zhao Rong, and Xia Mu are all good generals, they are all defeated, and they may not be able to win this time." Chen Mo shook his head, it would be a bit conceited to boast about Haikou before the war.
"The difference, the envoy's move this time is wonderful, and he can actually say that Cai Gong can speak for the envoy." Wang Yun said with a smile.
"Situ has something to say, you might as well speak up." Chen Mo smiled.
"The old man has some friendship with the Wei clan in Hedong, if the envoy is willing, the old man can not only persuade the Wei clan to help you, but at the same time, the Wang clan can also help the envoy." Wang Yun smiled.
The state is bitterly cold, and only the Wei family and the Wang family can be called a big family, and with their help, it can definitely get twice the result with half the effort.
When Chen Mo heard this, he turned his head to look at Wang Yun and said with a smile: "I think it's not as simple as this, if Situ has an order, he can tell him directly." ”
"Don't dare." Wang Yun looked around, pulled Chen Mo to the side, and said in a low voice: "If you can gain power in Hedong, the old man has secretly contacted the princes of Kwantung, and when the princes are in trouble, so that you can wait for the Dong thief generals to go to war, take advantage of the emptiness of Luoyang, cross the river and attack Luoyang, then the promise will be the internal response, you and I will work together to destroy the national thieves!" ”
Chen Mo touched his chin, nodded and smiled: "After this matter, now that Mo has not sent troops, it is unknown whether he can defeat Guo Taisuo's troops, and this matter is too early to say." ”
In fact, Chen Mo is a little pitiful to Dong Zhuo now, and he has hollowed out his mind to marry a good scholar, but in the end, these people who have been tried his best to win him over are thinking about how to get rid of him.
Wang Yun wasn't in a hurry, just looked at Chen Mo and said with a smile: "Then it will help the monarch to open the banner to victory." ”
"Thank you Situ, if there is nothing else, I will retire first!" Chen Mo saluted Wang Yun and turned to leave.
"Situ Gong!" Watching Chen Mo leave, Wu Qiong stepped forward, bowed down and said, "Did he agree?" ”
"No, this person is cunning and scheming, whether he can be used by me at that time, it is not yet known, but it is a pity that Chun Yu Qiong is a big deal for me!" The smile on Wang Yun's face disappeared, and he said gloomily.
If Chun Yuqiong can win this time, according to Wang Yun's previous thoughts, it is to let Chun Yuqiong lead the army to occupy Hedong and not move, he will find a way to find a way for Chun Yuqiong to get too much of a position in the court, and when the time is ripe, Luoyang is empty, Chun Yuqiong and others took the opportunity to wave troops into Luoyang and kill Dong Zhuo and his henchmen.
Who would have thought that the 8,000 forbidden army, coupled with the help of the Wei family, was still defeated by Mrs. Guo, giving Chen Mo a chance.
"Do you want the Wei family to help Chen Mo?" Wu Qiong asked.
"Summoned to the Wei family, Cai Yong intends to allow his daughter Yu Chen Mo to be his wife." Wang Yun looked at Chen Mo's back and said with a smile, Chen Mo can't win this time, the Wei family and Cai Yong have a gap, he doesn't need to say it explicitly, the Wei family also knows what to do, he doesn't want to owe more favors to the Wei family, before Chun Yuqiong was defeated, the Wei family was dissatisfied with Wang Yun.
"Is that true?" Wu Qiong was shocked: "Cai Weng is ......"
"How do I know?" Wang Yun glared at him, how did he know about the Cai family's private affairs, but if he wanted the Wei family to help stop Chen Mo, there was only this way, and he frowned and said: "But Cai Weng has been very close to Chen Mo during this time. ”
"The next official will do it." Wu Qiong agreed, turned around and left.
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Chen Mo returned to the barracks and gathered Gao Shun, Man Chong, Li Qing, Bao Geng, Zhong Yun, Yu Sheng and Dian Wei and other cadres, and told him about his appointment as the Taishou of Hedong.
"General, our department only has 2,000 men now, and Chun Yuqiong's 8,000-strong army can't win, how can we win?" Bao Geng scratched his head and said.
"Fight a war, outwit it!" Chen Mo shook his head and said: "Look, Guo Tai's group of people started in the area of the West River, but they can quickly enter the boundary of Hedong, and the fastest is to go to the Baibo Valley, but in this area, there are Han Xian, Yang Feng and other Baibo thieves blocking the way, if these two groups have nothing to do with each other, it is absolutely impossible." The generals nodded.
"Before fighting the Gepi thieves, I said that in this war, the battlefield cannot be called by the enemy to choose, and they have the Hun cavalry led by Yu Fuluo, coming and going like the wind, if we want to pursue, it is difficult to catch up, so what we have to do first is not to find them to fight a decisive battle, but to find their vital points, so that they are at the mercy of us and seize the initiative, how to fight this battle, is our final say." Chen Mo drew a circle on the map and said: "This is the approximate direction of Guo Taisuo's department during this time, Jieshan, Jishan, and Sangquan, but this time, but have you ever thought about it, where is the most important place in Hedong?" ”
"Naturally, it's Anyi." Bao Geng said.
Anyi is the county of Hedong, and in terms of importance, it is naturally the highest.
"Although Anyi is Zhong Xuan, but the city is strong, and the soldiers and horses have enough food and grass, if I am Mrs. Guo, if there is any other choice, I will not attack this city, they are rogues, the smallest loss in exchange for the greatest benefit is the best policy, rather than concentrating troops and horses to attack the city." Chen Mo shook his head.
"Salt Warden?" Gao Shun raised his head and looked at Chen Modao.
Zhong Yun on the side suddenly said when he heard this: "Yes, the salt supervisor is in charge of salt affairs and salt taxes in Yanchi, and the biggest tax in Hedong comes from here, if you can capture here, the benefits are even greater than the capture of Anyi." ”
"And there's less damage." Chen Mo nodded and said.
"So Gao Shun! Full of pets! Chen Mo looked at Gao Shun and said solemnly.
"The last general!" Gao Shun took a step forward and bowed.
"Here Zhong Yun, Yu Sheng and your three troops, commanded by Gao Shun, will set off today, occupy the salt prison as quickly as possible, and obtain the control of the salt prison, remember, after arriving at the salt prison, quickly take over the county guard, and temporarily receive the salt prison order from the full favor, appease the people, and control the salt prison property, remember, I am now the Taishou of Hedong, without my order, no one is allowed to move the salt prison property, violators...... Kill! ”
"Whoa!" The five of them received the order, saluted Chen Mo, and left separately.
"Dian Wei, Bao Geng, your two subordinates will go with me on the expedition, Li Qing, you are in charge of logistics scheduling, go to prepare immediately, and set off in three days, there must be no mistake!" Chen Mo got up and said.
"Whoa!" The three of them bowed and saluted, and came out.
Everything was arranged, Chen Mo didn't stay in the barracks for a long time, and left the camp straight to Cai's mansion, no matter what, Cai Yong made a lot of effort to get the position of Hedong Taishou today, and he had to go and thank him.
"Can you be sure that the virtuous nephew will send troops this time?" Cai Yong ushered Chen Mo into the inner hall, and his own servants served soup and fruits.
"There are still some sure, but the imperial court only gives an edict, a school of soldiers, I'm afraid it will take some time." Chen Mo nodded helplessly, and then shook his head and said: "And I heard that Yu Fuluo is also among the thieves, although Mo has also fought some battles over the years, but there are few battles with the cavalry, and he dare not say that he will win." ”
"Although the Huns are brave and brave, they are not strictly controlled, and they will disperse if they are attacked!" Cai Yong thought for a while.
The Huns, including today's Xianbei and Wuhuan, did not have such strict military discipline as the Han army, and they were good at fighting a good battle, but if they encountered a strong enemy, they could not let those Hun warriors get on their horses and fight hard, and more often than not, they would scatter in a hurry when they encountered a strong enemy.
Chen Mo nodded when he heard this, but the premise is that you must make him feel threatened, otherwise this battle will still be difficult to fight.
"There is another thing, I wanted to tell you these days, but now that you are going to go on the expedition, the old man will tell you first." Cai Yong hesitated.
"Why is Cai Weng so polite?" Chen Mo smiled: "But it doesn't hurt to say it, as long as Mo can do it, he will not shirk." ”
"What do you think of Yan'er?" Cai Yong asked with a smile.
"The little lady of the Cai family is beautiful, gentle and virtuous, and naturally excellent." Chen Mo looked at Cai Yong, and had a faint premonition in his heart that Cai Yong was going to say something.
"I want to marry the little girl to you, are you willing?" Cai Yong said with a smile.
"This ......" Chen Mo had already guessed in his heart, but he was not too surprised when he heard it, and thought about it: "I have some admiration for the little lady of the Cai family, but this marriage event still needs to be agreed by my mother." ”
"I have written to Chen's house in Xuzhou." Cai Yong smiled and said: "The virtuous nephew doesn't know, when Yan'er was only thirteen, he married into the Wei family, I thought it was a good marriage, that Wei Zhongdao is also quite talented, but he has been sick for a long time, Yan'er entered not long ago, and then died, and then those things, the virtuous nephew should also know, since Yan'er returned, he was afraid of marriage, and the old man also promised her, if she didn't want to, he wouldn't force her to marry. ”
Chen Mo nodded, no wonder Cai Yong would let him sit at the same table with Cai Yan that day, so in this way, did the little lady of the Cai family take a fancy to herself?
Touching his face, Chen Mo looked at Cai Yong and said with a smile: "It is a blessing for Mo to be favored by the little lady of the Cai family, but now that the expedition is imminent, it is not good to say goodbye, mother, there will be a letter of silence." ”
After he established a foothold in Hedong, he was also ready to bring his mother over, although Cai Yan was a widow, but the Han Dynasty supported marrying a widow, and in terms of the family, speaking of which, Chen Mo was a little high, once he could marry Cai Yan, it would be much easier for Chen Mo to walk in the future.
The two talked for a while, seeing that it was getting late, Chen Mo still needed to discuss the matter of grain and grass with someone tomorrow, so he got up immediately to say goodbye to Cai Yong and went straight home.