It was late at night, and Chen Mo had fallen asleep deeply.

Cai Yan sat on the edge of the couch, put on his clothes, and was able to vaguely see Chen Mo's face with the dark gaze, and there was a touch of distress in his eyes.

Chen Mo was haggard.

This emaciation is not physical, but psychological.

Xu Shu had come to see Cai Yan and told Cai Yan about the recent situation, Cao Cao began to garrison troops in the area of Xu County, although he had not yet revealed the intention of attacking, but since defeating Yuan Shu, completely sitting on Yanzhou and seizing the nine counties of Yingchuan, Cao Cao's strategic layout began to focus on Chenggao and Revolving Gate Pass.

At the same time, Hanoi's Zhang Yang is also constantly provoking, and Chen Mo's strategy is to go down to Guanzhong first.

Although Cai Yan is smart, she is a woman, she should not be involved in politics, and she rarely thinks about this issue, she just needs to help her husband take care of the housework, as for the world and war, it seems to be very far away from her.

Xu Shu said this, Cai Yan probably understands that the current situation of the husband is not optimistic, in the case of enemies on all sides, he still has to seek development in this and fight for a way to live.

As Cai Yong's disciple, he can be regarded as half of his mother's family, Xu Shu obviously hopes that Cai Yan can give Chen Mo some relaxation, now Chen Mo seems to be relaxed, but in fact, the pressure is the greatest, how to use people, how not to fall behind in righteousness, as well as strategic defense, whether the following generals can be trusted, all aspects must be considered.

It's been a long time, and the husband hasn't discussed the rhythm with him, more often, the husband likes to quietly close his eyes and listen to the piano, which is the only thing Cai Yan can do, let Chen Mo relax his mind, and try to make this home make his husband feel comfortable and at ease.

"Ho~" In his sleep, Chen Mo frowned, his hand was around him, but it was empty, Cai Yan also let go of his thoughts, removed the clothes on his body, and obediently got into Chen Mo's arms, letting Chen Mo hug him, watching Chen Mo's slightly frowning brows gradually stretch, Cai Yan felt that his mood was instantly soothed.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning, when Chen Mo woke up, he still looked calm, he went to have dinner with his mother as usual, taught the canon and the canon Wei knowledge, listened to the piano, and then went to the government office, as if nothing could disrupt his rhythm, and there was no sadness on his face, maybe only when he fell asleep at midnight, he could feel his exhaustion and haggardness.

You must know that Chen Mo is only nineteen years old now, and there is still a year to reach the crown, but he is probably carrying more things on his shoulders than anyone in this world.

"Madam, I'll go to the government office to take a look, and the family affairs still need to be bothered by Madame." Chen Mo didn't know what was going on in his wife's heart, and he still smiled and said to Cai Yan.

"The husband will go by himself, and the affairs of the family will be taken care of by the concubine." Cai Yan smiled and sent Chen Mo out of the mansion, no different from the past, but Chen Mo always felt that something had changed, what was it? I can't tell.

In the government office, Man Zhong and Xu Shu saw Chen Mo come in and got up to salute.

"Is there any news from Chang'an?" Chen Mo knelt down and sat down, Tang Yuan had already recorded Jia Xu's plan into a book and sent it back, Chen Mo had not commented on Jia Xu's strategy, after all, this aspect belonged to his blind spot, but he believed that since a person like Jia Xu used a plan, he must have careful consideration.

"There are some, but not a big deal." Xu Shu sent the sorted out bamboo slips to Chen Mo's case and said: "Li Dao and Guo Yan have been in contact with each other a lot less recently, and then Li Shi once gave Li Dao a few Western Regions dancing girls at the banquet. ”

Chen Mo looked at the bamboo slips and frowned: "You say, this woman really has such a fighting ability?" ”

Fundamentally, Jia Xu's strategy only grasped two points, one is Li Wei's wife's somewhat abnormal love for her son, in Chen Mo's view, it is completely unreasonable doting, and it is also the main reason why Li Shi is so domineering; The second is the jealousy of Guo Yan's wife, and the things between women can affect men?

Cai Yan and Yun Si never told Chen Mo who was not, Chen Mo looked at Xu Shu.

"Don't want to see me, I haven't married a wife yet." Xu Shu shook his head.

"I'll find you a good wife." Chen Mo nodded, and took this matter to heart, Xu Shu was older than him, and he had not yet married a wife, and he couldn't be ignorant of being the lord.

"This thing ......" Seeing Chen Mo looking at him, he thought for a while and said: "Look at how the lord thinks, sometimes if this woman calculates, it is also quite terrifying, the things they calculate are different from ours, if you let them make suggestions, it will naturally not work, but this is a short matter in the family, they are much more powerful than us, this good wife is valuable for three generations, but it is not a lie that the evil wife can destroy three generations, Jia Wenhe has contact with the generals of Xiliang, maybe you know something." ”

I still don't understand it.

For the first time, Chen Mo found that he also had something incomprehensible, and while looking at the bamboo slips, he asked: "Now we have to set two sets of strategies, if Jia Xu's plan succeeds, Li Guo turns against him, we should not force it too hard, if we send troops immediately, I am afraid that Li Guo and the two will join forces again to fight against our army; But if this plan fails, the Xiliang army is pressing forward step by step, and I am ready to break Fan Chou first, lead Li Guo to send troops to fight, and then Hua Xiong will lead the army to take Chang'an! ”

Huaxiong is now independently leading troops in Feng Yi, with the intention of self-reliance, but in fact, Huaxiong has secretly voted for Chen Mo, and now almost all the county officials in Fengyi County are sent by Chen Mo, the two had a good relationship when they were in Luoyang, and later joined forces to deal with Yuan Shu, Huaxiong admired Chen Mo very much, after Dong Zhuo's death, it was also Chen Mo who asked people to find Huaxiong for the first time, even if there was no Jia Xu to offer a plan, Chen Mo would let Huaxiong gather the Xiliang army to counterattack Chang'an and kill Wang Yun.

After Dong Zhuo's revenge, Hua Xiong followed Chen Mo's intentions and stationed troops in Feng Yi, but did not declare to the outside world that he had taken refuge in Chen Mo, just waiting for this opportunity.

Of course, as a monarch, as a last resort, Chen Mo actually doesn't want to pin his hopes on a military general who has not yet fully attached himself, this has nothing to do with the quality of the relationship, Chen Mo not only has to consider Hua Xiong's attitude, but also the attitude of Hua Xiong's generals, if Chen Mo can rely on his own ability to enter Chang'an and occupy Guanzhong, Hua Xiong will vote, Chen Mo dares to take it, but if he does not show enough ability, it will be difficult to serve the public.

Including Xu Rong who is far away in Beidi County, Chen Mo wrote a letter to Xu Rong, at a critical time, he needs Xu Rong to help him block Ma Teng and Han Sui, if he really comes to the step where he needs Huaxiong to help him set Chang'an, even if he finally wins Chang'an, it will take a long time to fully grasp the right to speak to solve the relationship.

Xu Shu and Man Chong nodded, they also knew that Chen Mo's second set of strategies had great hidden dangers, but at this time, Chen Mo couldn't wait any longer, Cao Cao had already deployed troops in Chenggao, Revolving Gate and other places, just waiting for Chen Mo to make a slight mistake and send troops, if Jia Xu couldn't succeed in separating Li Dao and Guo Yan, then Li Dao and Guo Yan would clean up Chen Mo, and they would call on the princes to attack in the name of the Son of Heaven, at least for now, Cao Cao would definitely come, Chen Mo could not still strengthen Cao Cao in the east under the premise of fighting with the Xiliang army, Using the second set of strategies is also a helpless move.

Seeing that the two of them were a little dull, Chen Mo smiled and said, "Don't do this, we won't lose, at most it will only take some effort." ”

It is true that he will not lose, but the results of these two sets of strategies are far apart, if the second set of strategies is used to win Chang'an, Chen Mo still has to fight with the Xiliang warlords led by Li Dao and Guo Yan, and population loss is inevitable, even if Chen Mo is faced with battlefield generals like Li Dao and Guo Yan, it is difficult to be as easy as the previous war, and the Xiliang generals are all killed from the battlefield with real skills, and the number of victories and defeats is really unknown.

Xu Shu and Man Chong each nodded and said, Chen Mo's mentality is very stable, and he has prepared for the worst, what they can do now is only to do the things in their hands well, and make the safest preparation for Chen Mo to enter Chang'an.

……

The words were divided into two ends, and when Chen Mo was actively preparing for the war, Xu County, who was far away in Yingchuan, Xiahoudun, who was in charge of training soldiers and horses here, was a little surprised by Cao Cao's sudden arrival.

"Lord, why are you here?" Looking at Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai, Xiahoudun was a little surprised.

"This side is closer to Guanzhong." Cao Cao went straight to the main seat and sat down, looked at Xiahou and said, "How?" ”

"That Xu Huang is quite tightly guarded." Xiahoudun's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "The last general sent scouts into the mountains to find a road during this period, the terrain around this revolving gate pass is quite complicated, there should be a small road to enter Heluo, but that Xu Huang is also looking for it, and has set up a lot of checkpoints, blocking this area impenetrable, originally the last general wanted to find a small road to kill into Heluo, but now it seems that it is really difficult, and there are various highlands that are also occupied by that Xu Huang, alas...... Chen Mo didn't know where to find such a talent. ”

"If you can't surprise the troops, the revolving gate pass is not suitable for the army to attack." Xi Zhicai frowned.

The revolving gate is stuck between the mountain roads, this area of the mountain road drama Zhicai has seen before, nine curves and eighteen bends, it is really a husband when the pass is not open, if you can't find a path to break through this level, the revolving gate pass is not suitable for attacking, not only the soldiers and horses can not be opened, even if it is barely broken, the grain road is also easy to be cut off by the enemy.

"My virtuous brother has the ability to observe people, and his subordinates Gao Shun, Cui Geng, Zhong Yun and others are all considered generals, and they have been in business for a long time, and it is not surprising that there are more good generals under his command." Cao Cao groped for the table and thought: "In this way, the news in Guanzhong is sluggish, and I will have a rare opportunity!" ”

"Or ...... Direct attack? Xiahoudun looked at Cao Cao and said, "The last general is willing to lead the army to Chenggao." ”

"The time has not come!" Cao Cao shook his head: "Send troops at this time, the division is unknown, Chen Mo and I, after all, we have a brotherhood, at this time, we attack each other for no reason, it is immoral, Yuan Shu and Tao Qian will not let me attack." ”

If there is an edict from the imperial court, Cao Cao can still oppress people with righteousness, but now the problem is no, once he does it himself, Chen Mo has not yet torn his face with the Xiliang Army, at this time, if he joins forces with Yuan Shu and Tao Qian, he will be the enemy on his back, it will be him Cao Cao.

"According to my humble opinion, it shouldn't be too far, and it is impossible for Li Dao and Guo Yan to tolerate Chen Mo by their side!" Xi Zhicai smiled and said: "The lord can order someone to enter the customs from Wuguan, and ask for an edict from the imperial court." ”

Although Chen Mo occupies Hongnong and Luoyang, the road to Guanzhong is not only this, although it is farther to go to Wuguan, but it can also be reached.

Cao Cao groped his chin and nodded, "Good!" ”