"Scouts are probing in the direction of Liang Period, I want Yuan Shang's exact location!" After Pegasus rushed back to Yecheng, Chen Mo immediately sent out all the scouts in the city after dismounting to find out Yuan Shang's specific location.

The Liang period is located between Handan and Yecheng, located fifty miles north of Yecheng, closer to Handan, the news from Tai Shici said that Yuan Shang had set off yesterday, so at the normal marching speed, at this moment Yuan Shang's army should have passed the Liang period, and was about to enter the range of Chen Mo's vigilance.

"Lord, now that most of our soldiers and horses have been engaged in battle with Cao's army, how can we have the strength to deal with Yuan Shang at this moment?" Dian Wei followed Chen Mo's side, frowning and asking.

"Why not?" Chen Mo ordered his guards to gather the generals of the various departments in the city, and said with a smile: "Zhang Yan's Montenegrin army has 10,000, and there are also 20,000 troops in Jizhou, and 30,000 soldiers and horses can't hold Yecheng?" ”

"What do these people do?" Even if Dian Wei doesn't understand military affairs anymore, he knows that these people are not easy to use, and Zhang Yan's black mountain thieves can still use them, but their combat power is much worse than that of the elite in Guanzhong.

"Use it well, these 30,000 soldiers and horses are enough." Chen Mo knelt down and sat down, writing the general order, while thinking about the current situation, for Yuan Shang to attack while his two families were fighting, Chen Mo was naturally prepared, Yuan Shang came, if he used it well, he could help himself quickly subdue the heart of the Jizhou army.

"The last general, Zhang Yan, see the lord." Soon, Zhang Yan took the lead in coming to the government office, and was a little surprised to see Chen Mo here, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Your subordinate soldiers, I want to use it." Chen Mo took out a general order, thought for a while, and said: "Ziyi sent back the news that Yuan Shang had led his army out of Handan yesterday and marched south, I am afraid that he was allied with Cao Cao and came to steal the city while our army was fighting with Cao Cao." ”

"The last general is willing to die for the Lord, please give the Lord's orders!" Zhang Yan hurriedly saluted.

"There is no such eye." Chen Mo smiled and said: "From now on, all the defense in the city will be taken over by your Black Mountain Army, you immediately lead the army to take out the weapons and armor in the treasury, put them on the city wall, and drive them with bamboo poles, remember, they are all put in the back position, in addition, the squares and houses near the city gates in the city should also visit some, and they can be seen faintly outside the city, and then the Black Mountain Army will be divided into 100 teams to constantly patrol the city, and no one is allowed to walk around in the city at will without my order." ”

"Whoa!" Zhang Yan was a little unsure, but she immediately agreed, and took the order to go to the arrangement.

Soon after Zhang Yan left, Zhang Yi and other Jizhou generals also came one after another, for these generals, the status in this Yecheng is a little embarrassing, the Guanzhong army forced them, and the Montenegrin army did not deal with them, but Chen Mo was quite kind to them, although he replaced the grassroots generals and completely scattered their henchmen, but they did not say anything about these generals, which also made these Jizhou generals feel better to Chen Mo.

"See the lord!" When Zhang Yi and the others saw Chen Mo, they hurriedly bowed down and saluted.

"No need to be polite." Chen Mo raised his hand and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, you have been waiting for me for more than a month, during this time, are you still used to it?" ”

He didn't immediately talk about Yuan Shang, but gossiped with these people.

"The lord is hardworking, we can follow the lord of this master, it is really a blessing in this life, the lord can ignore the past suspicions, willing to accept us and other defeated generals, it is already benevolent and righteous, how dare you resent?" Zhang Yi and the others hurriedly bowed and said.

"Alas~" Chen Mo waved his hand: "Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, who has not been defeated?" Besides, they are all contributing to the big man, how can they be regarded as demotes? Remember, from the moment I entered the city, you are my Chen Mo's subordinates, there is no distinction between Guanzhong and Jizhou, everyone is a Han soldier, how can you say that you will surrender to the general, and in the future, such words should not be mentioned in front of me, there is no general. ”

"The lord has the world in mind, and we are willing to follow the lord to the death!" Zhang Yi and the others were really moved or not, but Chen Mo was somewhat touched when he said this, and hurriedly bowed down.

"I have recruited you this time, because there is one thing to say Yu Er." Chen Mo groaned.

"The lord has something to do, but please command." Zhang Yi hurriedly said.

"It's not a big deal, it is reported that Yuan Shang has led the army back, and it is expected to arrive in Yecheng today, I came back this time to deal with this person, and I have begun to arrange it in the city." Chen Mo looked at the expressions of the generals, and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry, I know that you were the generals of the Yuan family in the past, this time you will face off against Yuan Shang, if you let you go into battle, after all, it will be a little difficult, because I am ready to let you go out of the city, stay in the south of the city, and fight with Yuan Shang, my subordinate generals are enough, and I also set up a clever plan, just wait for Yuan Shang to come to the net." ”

"The lord is resourceful, since the last general has been loyal to the lord, there is no reason to entangle with the Yuan clan again, please allow the last general to participate in the war!" Zhang Yi said awe-inspiringly.

"Even if you are willing, are the soldiers under your command willing?" Chen Mo asked rhetorically.

Zhang Yi opened his mouth, and finally smiled bitterly, but did not speak, these years of fighting and eating food, for ordinary soldiers, whoever fights is a war, it doesn't matter, but it is not excluded that there are brothers and sons in the army on Yuan Shang's side, if the brothers kill each other, father and son turn against each other, it is not impossible to have things like defection.

"Although you are now a general under my command, but after all, I served in the Yuan clan in the past, I can also understand your feelings, I don't want you to be embarrassed, and they all lead troops out of the city, this battle, the two have nothing to do with it, if you don't want to go, you will erect a banner in the south of the city, send some cavalry to reconnoiter on both sides of the east and west of the city, don't let the enemy find you and wait enough, in addition, the battle will be handed over to the soldiers I brought back, but since it is already a soldier under my command, this military uniform needs to be changed into the clothes and armor of our soldiers." Chen Mo smiled.

"This is natural." Zhang Yi and the others were also relieved when they heard this, what Chen Mo said was not unreasonable, after all, they used to work for the Yuan family, and now they have surrendered, they already have some self-blame, if they pick up a knife and shoot the old master at this time, this is somewhat difficult in their hearts, and everyone bowed down and said: "The lord is benevolent!" ”

"Go ahead, as soon as possible." Chen Mo smiled.

"The last will retire!" Zhang Yi and the others bowed down and received the arrows, and each went to lead the soldiers and horses to withdraw from Yecheng, but along the way, they saw the well-equipped Guanzhong soldiers coming and going, and it seemed that there were really many more Guanzhong troops in the city.

"Lord...... Yuan came this time, I am afraid that he will not be able to bargain. After leaving the government office, Zhang Yi and a few people went to lead the troops, looking at the Guanzhong army rushing to and fro on the street, carrying weapons and armor, a general shook his head and sighed.

"Don't say more, the lord can take care of my mood and let me wait not to participate in the war, it's already merciful, don't say anything else." Zhang Yi glanced at the general and said solemnly.

He really didn't want to mess with the Yuan family, after all, the Yuan family was unlucky now, and it was only a matter of time before he was completely defeated, so since he voted for Chen Mo, he has been showing loyalty.

"I'll wait until I understand, and then I'll withdraw my troops out of the city!" Several generals nodded, and after saying goodbye to Zhang Yi, they turned around and left.

Zhang Yi also ordered soldiers and horses to go out of the city, and in less than an hour, in Yecheng, 20,000 Jizhou troops had already assembled in the south of the city, looking at the tightly closed city gate, Zhang Yi and others also breathed a sigh of relief.

Now they just need to stay here and wait for the war to end, whether it is Chen Mosheng or Yuan Shangsheng in the end, they all have a way out, and in this regard, they are indeed grateful to Chen Mo.

However, people's hearts are this thing, it is impossible for everyone to surrender as sincerely as Zhang Yi, most of the generals surrendered at the beginning to see that the general trend has gone and were forced to surrender, and now I heard that Yuan Shang led the troops back, many people's minds are active, plus Chen Mozhi They set up scouts around to investigate the situation, and someone secretly sent the situation here out, and found Yuan Shang to report the matter to Yuan Shang.

"Lord, Yuan Shang's army has entered the boundary of Pingyang, less than thirty miles away from Yecheng." At noon, the information of the scouts came back one after another, Yuan Shang had already killed Pingyang, Pingyang crossed the turbid Zhangshui, and thirty miles up was Yecheng.

"Probe!" Chen Mo nodded, indicating that he knew.

"Whoa!"

After the scout left, Dian Wei was a little worried: "Lord, Pingyang is not far from the battlefield, if Yuan Shang does not come to attack the city at this time, but goes to join forces with Cao Cao to fight our army, then it is not the enemy on the back?" ”

"If that's the case, it's really hard to deal with." Chen Mo nodded: "But I guess that Yuan Shang will come to Yecheng." ”

"Why is the lord so sure?" Dian Wei was stunned.

"People's hearts, why do you think Yuan Shang joined forces with Cao Cao at this time?" Chen Mo smiled, and was about to explain, but when he saw Yang Xiu coming in, he said with a smile: "Even if he defeats our army, Cao Cao still has to compete with him for Jizhou, since this is the case, why not let Cao's army fight with our army, he took advantage of the emptiness in the rear of our army, and took Yecheng first, and then sat and watched the tiger fight, wouldn't it be better?" ”

Whether it is for Chen Mo, Cao Cao or Yuan Shang, the most important thing now is the belonging of Yecheng.

Dian Wei turned his head and looked at Yang Xiu who came in: "Why do you like to interject so much?" ”

Yang Xiu was speechless, simply ignored him, and saluted Chen Mo: "Lord, Xiu has arranged the things in the city, and even asked all the families in the city to send troops, so that the Lord can mobilize another 5,000 soldiers and horses." ”

"Five thousand soldiers?" Chen Mo's eyes froze, nodded, and then shook his head and sighed: "I have thanked all the families for their kindness on my behalf, but if you retreat Yuan Shang, it is useless to have too many soldiers and horses, their kindness, I understand it in my heart, but these five thousand soldiers and horses are not necessary." ”

Although Chen Mo said gently, there was a hint of alienation in his tone, and Yang Xiu didn't understand why the lord had become more and more alienated from him since he came to Yecheng.

Just seeing Chen Mo's current appearance, Yang Xiu didn't dare to persuade him anymore, so he had to nod and say, "Xiu takes orders." ”

"My lord, why don't you want someone and horses?" Seeing Yang Xiu leave in disappointment, Dian Wei looked at Chen Mo with some confusion.

"How do I know if these 5,000 people are surnamed Chen or Yuan?" Chen Mo shook his head: "You send someone to watch these people, if there is any change, they will be cleared as soon as possible!" ”

"Whoa!"