Suiyang, Cao Fu, looking at the battle report from the front line, Cao Cao had a headache.

Luoyang sent reinforcements to Jizhou, but there was only Gao Ran all the way, obviously, the plan to transfer Chen Mo's main force away from Luoyang could not be realized, and what was worse was that according to the scouts on the front line, a light cavalry was bypassing the Zhongmu battlefield at a very fast speed and coming straight to Suiyang.

"Lord, it's just a light cavalry, the lone army is deep, the number is definitely not much, the last general is willing to lead the troops to defeat the enemy!" Xiahoudun bowed to Cao Cao and said.

"Hmm." Cao Cao nodded, no matter what, it is true that this light cavalry cannot be allowed to approach Suiyang, Suiyang is naturally impossible to be broken by a light cavalry, but if the other party is really allowed to kill under Suiyang City, this is definitely a huge blow to the morale of the troops everywhere, and Cao Cao will naturally not refuse Xiahoudun's invitation to fight.

"Yuan Rang, Wen Qian, you two each lead the troops and horses of the headquarters to intercept, if you can encircle and suppress it, it is the best, if not, you must also repel the enemy!" Cao Cao ordered Le Jin to go with Xiahou Tang again, with his understanding of Chen Mo, he would not send someone to send him to death, so the level that could be sent out should not be weak.

"Whoa!" The two of them said yes and took the order.

After the two left, Guo Jia smiled bitterly: "This light horse is a temptation by Chen Mo, but I can't avoid it!" ”

Now it is obvious that Chen Mo has the advantage in the situation, no matter how they guide, but as long as Chen Mo is not brought into their rhythm by them, this war between the two sides will still be Chen Mo who has the initiative after all, and it is obviously not easy to deceive Chen Mo, even Guo Jia does not have this confidence.

Cao Cao nodded and looked at everyone: "It seems that this big battle is coming after all!" ”

Whether it is Chen Mo or Cao Cao, they have always controlled the intensity of the battlefield and not brought too much harm to the people's livelihood, but together with the swords and soldiers, some things will not change with the will of the individual, even if it is Chen Mo and Cao Cao, there is no way to shrink the scale of the war to the range they want.

Ma Chao's cavalry is a fuse thrown out by Chen Mo, the main force hidden by Cao Cao can no longer be hidden here, and then, as soon as the main force of Cao Cao's side is lit up, all the previous tricks are meaningless, if you want to win, Cao Cao must strike first, and after expelling this light cavalry, immediately raise troops to the west and fight a decisive battle with Chen Mo in order to gain a glimmer of life.

When the ministers heard this, they were silent, the general trend is like this, and the decisive battle is inevitable now, but the odds of victory are not as high as Chen Mo, otherwise there is no need to spend these thoughts to lure Chen Mo's main force away.

Cao Cao saw that the crowd was a little depressed, and suddenly burst out laughing.

"Why is the lord laughing?" Xun Yu has worked with Cao Cao for many years, so he naturally understands that Cao Cao's approach is to alleviate the depression in everyone's hearts, and asked at the moment.

"Chen Mo and I, met in the Zhongping period, this time, more than ten years, the two of us have nothing to talk about, and they have also fought against Dong together, but they have chosen different paths, and finally come to this day, when Xu Zi will be commented by the two of us, there are quite similarities, I only thought that Xu Zi would just confuse the public, but now it seems that he really has some ability." Cao Cao didn't say any inspiring words, just with a bit of reminiscence, telling about the past.

What Chen Mo thinks, Cao Cao doesn't know, but for Cao Cao, during the time he was in Luoyang, although the official was not high, it was the most relaxed time in his life, unlike now, there are so many troubles, and it is not as lonely as now.

"Chen Mo does have the ability, you may not know that when Dong Zhuo retreated to Guanzhong, I led my troops to pursue, it was he who saved me from Xu Rong's hands, and I invited him to conspire with me back then." Cao Cao didn't care what everyone thought, and sighed: "Now that I think about it, whether he voted for me or I voted for him, the two of us worked together, what is the situation in the world now?" ”

When the ministers heard this, they couldn't help but be a little moved, if these two were really together, how powerful would they be...... I don't dare to think about it.

Chen Mo and Cao Cao are the kind of people who rely on their own skills all the way from weak to now to the point where they have become the two heroes of the Central Plains, from the state of being attacked from all sides step by step, developing and growing, regardless of ability, mentality, and courage, they can be called the top in the world, if the two can join forces, maybe the world has already been reunited, right?

But this is only possible, the reality is that the two are now-for-tat, and a fight is inevitable.

The former friends are drifting away, and everyone can't help but feel a sigh.

Cao Cao felt the deepest nature, but at the moment he did not have the slightest sense of regret, looking at everyone and laughing: "Life can get a confidant, it is enough to say that it is a life, but if this confidant can still be an opponent, it is a great joy in life, Chen Mo is a young hero, and now he is even more calculating, the wisdom around him is like a cloud, and the fierce general is like rain, but I am not much worse, in this battle, I will defeat him!" ”

No matter how powerful Chen Mo is, Cao Cao will not have enough confidence to compete with Chen Mo, it is impossible to win, but in front of his subordinates, Cao Cao must have the confidence to win, otherwise even he will have no confidence, and these people under him will also be affected by Cao Cao's emotions.

"What the lord said is good." Cheng Yu smiled and said: "Chen Mo has Xiliang, Bingzhou, Youzhou, Jizhou and Sizhou, but our army also has Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, and Qingzhou. ”

It doesn't matter if it's not, but it makes sense.

Under the encouragement of Cao Cao, the morale of the civil and military forces was high.

Cao Cao said with a smile: "In this battle, I should personally go out!" Wen Ruo stayed in Suiyang, transported grain and grass, and coordinated all parties. ”

Since the plan is no longer effective, the next biggest battlefield is the Heluo battlefield, which will be the place where the two sides will decide the winner, and the opponent will be Chen Mo.

"We will fight to the death!" When the generals heard this, they said loudly.

Cao Cao smiled and looked at the people with high morale: "Let's go and prepare, and choose a day to go on the expedition." ”

"Whoa!" The crowd bowed and retreated.

It wasn't until everyone left that Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief, looking at Xun Yu, Guo Jia and Cheng Yu in the hall, Cao Cao smiled bitterly: "This battle may be the last battle." ”

Without everyone around, Cao Cao's previous optimism has disappeared, in front of these three confidants, Cao Cao does not have to hide his true feelings, it is difficult to judge the strength of the personal command ability between Chen Mo and Cao Cao, judging from the battle record, it is naturally Chen Mo who has the advantage, but this thing can't explain the problem.

But putting this aside, in terms of potential, Cao Cao actually fell into the disadvantage, in terms of troops, the strength that the two sides can take out now is about the same, Chen Mo has to guard against the Qiang people, the Hu people and Hanzhong, but Cao Cao also has to worry about Sun Ce behind him, and Cao Cao's control over the rule is not as strong as Chen Mo, Chen Mo's biggest credit for the new law is to let Chen Mo hold the power from the court to the local government in his hands, even if someone wants to make trouble, it can't have much impact, and Cao Cao At this time, he has to worry about his rear family restlessness.

Not to mention anything else, Xuzhou Chen's is a big problem, at the critical moment, Chen Qi stabbed himself in the back, Cao Cao will definitely not be surprised, and Chen's connections ......

Of course, Chen Mo also has these problems, and Chen Mo also has good friends with the Xun family and other big clans, but Chen Mo skillfully passed the new law and gradually collected these possible problems to the court in Luoyang, and locally, Chen Mo's control is constantly strengthening, which is also the reason why Cao Cao launched this war.

If you wait for Chen Mo to thoroughly promote the new method, the longer the time drags on, the stronger the power that Chen Mo can mobilize, Cao Cao has carefully studied Chen Mo's new method, he wants to defeat Chen Mo, this is the last chance.

"Don't worry, my lord." Xun Yu said with a smile: "Although Chen Mo is strong, but under his rule, it is now turbulent, and the contradictions between the scholars and them are becoming more and more acute. ”

"Not bad." Guo Jia nodded and said: "Although Chen Mo is good at governing the army, but nearly half of the soldiers under his command are now surrendered in Jizhou, and there must be contradictions. ”

Cao Cao knew that this was his two strategists to cheer him up and increase his confidence, and sighed and said: "Back then, I was competing with Yuan Shao, and I was also confident, even if my soldiers and horses were far less powerful than him at that time, but now, competing with Bo Dao, even if the difference in strength is not big, I have no intention of winning, you can rest assured, I will go all out in this battle, and don't let that dung lang underestimate." ”

The three of them nodded, but said no more.

The next day, Xiahoudun and Le Jin in Suiyang fifty miles away from the traces of Ma Chao's department, the two of them each led the troops to copy two bread, although Ma Chao was brave, but with one enemy two, the final enemy withdrew, the next day, Cao Cao exhausted 80,000 elite soldiers, known as 300,000, rushed to Chenliu.

It has been ten days since Luoyang got the news.

"It seems that Brother Meng De wants to fight me!" Luoyang, General's Mansion, Chen Mo looked at the bamboo slip in his hand and sighed, this day is still here after all.

Xun You smiled and said: "My lord, an early decisive battle is not a bad thing for our army." ”

The two sides have been at war for two months, and there have been casualties on the battlefield everywhere, and the consumption of grain and grass is also quite huge, these years, although Chen Mo's side has a good harvest every year, but the expedition to Jizhou, the northern expedition to Karasuma, and the suppression of the Qiang Rebellion in the west, this must be supported by grain and grass, Chen Mo's grain storage will not be gone, but if this war drags on for a year or two, Chen Mo can't stand it, and now the decisive battle is the best result.

Chen Mo nodded, the reason naturally understood, but ...... A little lonely, he stood up and looked at the crowd: "This battle, I will win, tomorrow the court will discuss the battle, Gongda is ready to go with me on the expedition, and Wen Wei will stay in the court." ”

"Whoa!"