Zhang He's night attack, not only the 3,000 cavalry led by himself was annihilated, Gao Shun and Ma Chao immediately led their troops to counterattack Zhang He's camp after they noticed that Zhang He had robbed the camp.

Originally, the main general of his own family went to rob the camp, but the outcome was unknown, but his own camp was robbed by the other party, and the Jizhou generals who defended the camp were not prepared at all, until Gao Shun led the trap camp to attack the camp, opened the gate, Ma Chao commanded the cavalry to pour in, this is like waking up from a dream, but at this time, the soldiers have no fighting spirit, they will have no fighting spirit, the military camp is in chaos, Zhang Yi is directly abandoned the camp and fled, which also makes more generals follow suit.

The camp that Zhang He worked so hard to build failed to stop Chen Mo after all, but because of his attack on the camp, he was defeated faster, and when Chen Mo's side was completely settled, Zhang He's camp in the north had also been breached.

"Lord!" Gao Shun took Ma Chao to welcome Chen Mo into the camp, bowed down and said: "The enemy camp has been broken, more than 10,000 troops have been surrendered, and the fugitives are not counted." ”

The black light is blind, and it is impossible to completely stop the Jizhou army from escaping, but with more than 10,000 soldiers and the war dead, there are probably not many soldiers and horses who can finally return to Yecheng.

But at this moment, Chen Mo was thinking about another thing, Zhang He's more than 10,000 troops had surrendered, and Chaoge had also surrendered a lot of Jizhou troops before, these troops must not be used directly, but may reduce the overall combat strength of the army, and it is even more impossible to put it naturally, that is the enemy, as for the massacre......

This idea was quickly dispelled, since Chen Mo started the army, whether it is policy or the use of troops, it is relatively benevolent, and such a thing as slaughtering the city and killing and surrendering has never been done.

"These surrendered troops ......" Chen Mo frowned and pondered, whether they can be used, whether they can be put or not, and if they are left in their hands, they will consume grain and grass, and may even cause turmoil or instability in the rear, nearly 20,000 surrendered troops, if they are instigated by people with intentions, the chaos and harm caused may be greater than that of frontal combat.

"Can the lord worry about the surrender of troops?" Xun You asked with a smile.

"Hmm." Chen Mo nodded: "Kill the prisoners and don't surrender, this time I attacked Jizhou, I didn't think about making too many killings, I don't know if Gongda has a good strategy to teach me?" ”

Xun You smiled and said: "What the lord is worried about is nothing more than these Jizhou troops to make chaos, but if you want to make trouble, someone must guide you, and the lord can take all the generals in the Jizhou army by his side, and choose the generals in the army, so that they cannot be used to fight immediately, and these generals will also be interested in the lord." ”

Chen Mo looked at Xun You, nodded and smiled: "But it's a way, according to what Gongda said." ”

Xun You bowed and said no more, Chen Mo looked at the generals, and finally his gaze fell on Wu Yi: "Sublime." ”

"In!" Wu Yi took a step forward and bowed.

"You are in charge of this matter, conduct some simple training, and select suitable people to serve as generals, and generals, team leaders, chiefs, and captains can all be directly appointed." Chen Mo looked at Wu Yidao.

These nearly 20,000 surrendered troops, if they can be turned into their own army, even if they can't be used to attack Yecheng, they can be used in the future to fight Cao Cao.

"Whoa!" Wu Yi bowed and took General Chen Mo's order.

"Today's battle broke Zhang He's camp, south of Yecheng, there is no more danger, pass on my military order, and the army will immediately march to Yecheng." After deciding on the matter of surrendering the army, Chen Mo did not stay anymore and decided to rush to Yecheng immediately.

At that moment, the soldiers of the three armies pulled out the camp and went straight to Yecheng.

In Yecheng, as Zhang Yi and other defeated troops fled back, the front line was lost, and the news of Zhang He's defeat was not closed in time, and soon spread throughout the city.

"Zhang He is a famous general in Jizhou, and Han Qiong has been on the battlefield for a long time, how could he be defeated so easily?" In the government office, the senior cadres convened the generals to discuss the matter, and the defeat of Zhang He and Han Qiong not only made the people of Yecheng panic, but also intensified the fear of Chen Mo, although Yecheng is still there, but now Yecheng, because of the continuous deployment of troops by Yuan Shang on the front line to fight Cao Cao, there are not many soldiers and horses available in Yecheng.

And what's worse is that Zhang He and Han Qiong were defeated in such a short period of time, and it also broke the line of defense in the hearts of many people, although Chen Mo's army has not yet arrived, but Chen Mo's invincible thoughts have begun to seep out and take root in the hearts of the people.

The problem of Gao Gan is also the voice of many people, Zhang He is one of the four court pillars in Hebei, Han Qiong is a famous general in Jizhou, outside the Wei Zhen Plug, these two people joined forces, and the defense composed of an army of 30,000 was broken in less than half a month, Han Qiong was captured, and Zhang He did not know whether he was alive or dead, which was the biggest shock.

Even if Zhang He and Han Qiong fought hard for several months, and finally lost the enemy, everyone was acceptable, but now the two of them did not hold for long at all, and the defense line in the Chaoge area was breached, such a result is really unacceptable.

"General, the prime minister is still fighting with the Cao army in the plains, and now that Chen Mo's troops are in the city, almost all of the main soldiers and horses in Jizhou have been transferred to the front line, and in a short period of time, I am afraid it will be difficult to raise enough soldiers and horses to meet the enemy." The judge came in with some worry, and looked at Gao Gandao: "I just got the news that the Black Mountain thief Zhang Yan led his troops to break through the barriers set up by our army and came to Yecheng. ”

"Have you ever blocked the news?" Gao Gan asked in a deep voice.

"It's blocked." The judge nodded: "But I'm afraid I can't hide this matter." ”

After all, the Black Mountain thieves have been fighting against the Yuan family for several years, and since Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou, the Black Mountain thieves have existed, and they can be said to have witnessed the black mountain thieves being constantly weakened by Yuan Shao, but they have never been completely eliminated, and they have gradually condensed into a single strand from the beginning.

"Damn, just choose this moment!" Gao Gan punched the table, originally Chen Mo's impact was already big enough, and now the black mountain thieves came out at this time, which made the already unbearable situation even worse.

"This black mountain thief, I'm afraid he has already voted for Chen Mo." The judge sat down, his tone was a little heavy, how could there be such a coincidental thing in the world, and at this time, it was the battle of the three princes, that Zhang Yan was not a fool, if he hadn't already surrendered to Chen Mo, wouldn't he be looking for death if he appeared here at this time?

Gao Gan didn't say anything when he heard this, things were so bad that they made him numb, and in the end, his eyes looked at the judge with a somewhat blank look: "Mr. Zhengnan, what should I do at this time?" ”

"Prepare for war, I will write to the lord, please return to Shiye City!" The judge sighed, the current situation, if Yuan Shang does not return to the teacher, I am afraid that he will not be able to hold it.

It's not that the troops are not enough, but the front line collapsed so quickly, and the Yecheng defenders have lost their morale, although I don't know how Chaoge's side was defeated, but to say that Zhang He and Han Qiong couldn't hold it for even a month, and they didn't believe it, I'm afraid there are other reasons for this, but no matter what, with the current morale of the Yecheng soldiers, in the face of Chen Mo, who is like a rainbow, I am afraid that I can't hold it without reinforcements.

"The general can tell the soldiers in the city that the lord will lead the army back to the city in the near future, and this may save some morale." The judge stood up and said, "Go down and contact the gentry in the city, and gather some more soldiers and horses." ”

Chen Mo's soldiers are coming to the city, this Jizhou wants to say that the last thing Chen Mo wants to attack is probably the Jizhou gentry, after all, whether it is the Sanxue Minutes or the policies that Chen Mo implemented in Guanzhong before, no matter how much Chen Mo put on it, but judging from the results, they are not friendly to the scholars, Chen Mo uses scholars, but he is constantly weakening the power of the scholars, which is also the reason why the Sanxue Minutes were subjected to so much resistance, not just because of the Sanxue Minutes, but because of the long-standing grievances, the matter of the Sanxue Minutes, the long-standing grievances have been detonated, Only then will the three princes come to the door, so that Chen Mo has to temporarily put aside the promotion of the three school minutes.

"That plain ......" Gao Gan stood up and frowned.

Yuan Shang returned to Yecheng, which was tantamount to letting go of Cao Cao.

"Today, there should be abandonment, as long as Cao Cao is pulled to this battlefield and a three-legged momentum is formed, Chen Mo will not be able to attack the city with all his might, which is also a good thing for us and others, and maybe we can also make a profit from it and expel the two of them." The judge sighed.

After the trial finished speaking, he turned around and left, Gao Gan looked at the back of the trial and left, and after a long time, he went to gather the soldiers according to what the trial said, boost morale, and strengthen the vigilance of the city defense.

In order to take Yecheng before Cao Cao, Chen Mo marched extremely fast this time, and arrived under Yecheng three days later.

Yecheng experienced Yuan Shao, Yuan Shang two generations of Jizhou lord management, and is the capital of Jizhou Son of Heaven, after several expansions, now look at the scale of Yecheng, is no longer under Luoyang, maybe the city heritage is still lacking, but only look at the city, it is quite majestic and magnificent, the city wall is five zhang high, the ordinary ladder can not reach at all, such a strong city, it is not easy to break through.

Gao Gan did not take advantage of Chen Mo's unstable foothold to attack, the morale of the Jizhou army was already very low, at this time out of the city to attack, victory was only to slow down the progress of Chen Mo's siege, if defeated, the morale of the already low morale may be even more sluggish.

The trial has been discussed with the major families, and enough 10,000 people have been gathered into the army, led by the trial, so that the defenders in the city are sufficient.

In Chen Mo's account, looking at the map of Yecheng, Chen Mo looked at the crowd: "The walls of this Yecheng are high and thick, and if you want to break through it, it is not easy to rely on normal means. ”

The five-zhang high city wall is not much worse than Luoyang, ordinary ladders can't reach the women's wall at all, not to mention that there is a moat outside the city, this song is fundamentally two different things, even if the whole army is at the level of the camp, if you want to capture such a city, rely on a strong attack, Chen Mo doesn't have much confidence.

"As early as March, our army cut off contact with the outside world in the fine work in Yecheng, but before that, the news came that there was a lot of grain and grass in Yecheng, and if there was no water and food, it would be difficult to completely trap Yecheng in a year." Xun You nodded, such a strong city, ordinary siege methods are not easy to use here.

For a moment, all the generals in the tent fell silent.