In fact, when people really understand the true meaning of this sentence, they will find that this is not just the art of war, but the rules.

If you are serious, it exists in people's hearts, but even people themselves may not be able to perceive it, because it is an almost instinctive feeling in the hearts of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of millions of people, placed on the battlefield, as a weak side, there will be a feeling that the enemy is unstoppable, but on the strong side, it is a diametrically opposite feeling, even if the enemy on both sides is strong and I am weak at this time, it will give birth to a kind of self-confidence that I can kill the other party.

And now between the two armies of Chen and Cao, the two sides from the soldiers to the officials in various places are in this diametrically opposite feeling, which is manifested externally, that is, the defenders of the Cao army in various places have no fighting spirit, and will have no fighting spirit, where the Guanzhong army passes, the Cao army city looks at the wind and falls, this phenomenon is becoming more and more obvious with the continuous victory of Chen Mo's army.

After Chen Mo drew up the offensive route for the generals in various places, he no longer cared about it, and how to attack the city was completed by the generals of each army, Chen Mo had only one request, not to slaughter the people at will, once discovered, the military law would deal with it, which was also the bottom line when Chen Mo was fighting in various places.

Maybe because Chen Mo himself has lived at the bottom, no matter what Chen Mo is in terms of methods against the enemy, but for the people at the bottom, he always has a sense of sympathy and pity, it is not easy for the people at the bottom, and it is even more difficult for the people born in troubled times, it is impossible to avoid casualties among the people in the war, but Chen Mo will do his best to avoid some unnecessary casualties.

For these disturbing things, Chen Mo let go and gave the commanders of the army enough authority, and he himself led the soldiers and horses to arrive in Suiyang on the third day after leaving Ge Township.

In terms of extensive knowledge and knowledge, the solidity and towering of Suiyang City are not inferior to Yecheng, and even surpassed, but sometimes Chen Mo feels that if the capital is too strong, it actually does not make much sense, because when the enemy really hits your capital, it also means that the entire force has decayed to a limit.

Just like Suiyang today, how strong is it? It's just a lingering breath, and even Cao Cao himself doesn't have the confidence to hold on.

"My lord, the city defense of this Suiyang City is quite complete and solid, and we have not been able to find an obvious weakness." It was Ma Jun and Liu Yi who spoke, as the master craftsmen under Chen Mo, Chen Mo would take the two of them with him every time he went on an expedition, like encountering a strong city or the enemy army to take out some novel weapons, with these two people, they can usually crack it.

There are many weapons in the army, all of which are made for this reason, such as the three-stone rhubarb crossbow that is as powerful as the three-stone rhubarb crossbow, but the army-breaking crossbow that is easier and lighter to reload than the three-stone rhubarb crossbow, and the concurrent crossbow that is suitable for close and rapid design.

However, this time, even these two masters were difficult to find the obvious flaws and weaknesses of Suiyang City, which shows how much thought Cao Cao put into the construction of Suiyang?

"It's hard work, let's go rest." Chen Mo was not surprised to hear this, Cao Cao chose Suiyang as a nail to drag himself, it seems that it is not just because this place is the capital.

"The ministers are leaving." After Ma Jun and Liu Yi bowed to Chen Mo, they each retired.

Chen Mo looked at the sand table of Suiyang City left by the two of them, on which a miniature version of Suiyang City was built with wood, although the internal structure is unknown, but the two of them can probably estimate the internal pattern according to what they have learned, the entire city is an irregular quadrilateral, wide in the east and narrow in the west, which cannot be seen if you look at it outside the city.

Brother Meng De really took great pains.

After looking at it for a long time, Chen Mo had to admit that even if he wanted to attack Suiyang, it would be impossible without 100,000 troops, such a strong city, if he wanted to break through, it was best to cut off water and food, and consume it with them, until the city's water source was exhausted and the grain and grass were exhausted, he would almost be able to break through, but this time would last for a long time, and a capital-level city like Suiyang, even if it was attacked for a year, Chen Mo would not be surprised.

Suiyang is not broken, Chen Mo is not unable to really go around Pengcheng and cut off Cao Cao's retreat, this Central Plains is a flat river, and the cavalry is not enough to be alone on the frontal battlefield, but in terms of harassment and guerrilla, it is beyond the reach of the infantry, but although it can, but if you want to go around and cut off Cao Cao's back road, the infantry must keep up, otherwise although the cavalry can cut off the opponent's road, but there is no way to attack the city, in this way, on the frontal battlefield, Chen Mo's strength is not enough to suppress Cao Cao, which is equivalent to letting Cao Cao free up his hands in disguise, That's a lot more to do.

Although the general trend has been achieved at present, the war has not ended for a day, even if Cao Cao cannot fully turn the tables, but a partial victory over Chen Mo is enough to make Chen Mo feel distressed, so Chen Mo just let the cavalry attack and disturb, and did not gather all his strength to cut off Cao Cao's back road.

Cut off people's back roads, but the rabbit is in a hurry and bites, not to mention that Cao Cao still has an army in his hands now, he is really forced to a desperate situation, and he will give himself a ruined boat and a battle against the water, which is definitely not the result that Chen Mo wants.

Instead of trying to cut off the opponent's back, it is better to wear down Cao Cao's fighting spirit a little bit and leave him here.

For Chen Mo, as long as Cao Cao is eliminated, even if the Cao family retreats into Qingzhou, it is not a matter of worry, but if Cao Cao goes back, even if there is only one state left, with the topography of Qingzhou, if you want to completely capture it, I am afraid it will take a lot of time.

All kinds of soldiers and horses began to gradually converge towards Suiyang, which also means that the city belonging to Cao Cao is being absorbed by Chen Mo at an astonishing speed, although these places are still only initially occupied, and it will take time to sharpen if they want to be recognized by the hearts of the people, but many times, occupation is the first step and also the most important step.

Chen Mo is confident that he will be able to win people's hearts as soon as possible, but bad news is also coming with the return of these troops, such as...... JAC!

Sun Ce and Liu Bei formed an alliance, and Chen Mo didn't know how the two sides negotiated, but the final result surprised Chen Mo, Sun Ce not only formed an alliance with Liu Bei, but also lent Wuling and Lingling to Liu Bei.

Did Liu Bei ask for it? Or did Sun Ce take the initiative to send it?

But now Jingzhou is divided into three, Chen Mo has Nanyang, Liu Bei occupies the richest Nanjun in Jingzhou, as well as the three counties of Lingling and Wuling, while Sun Ce has taken the three counties of Jiangxia, Changsha and Guiyang.

"Although there has been no further movement between the two families, I think that the reconciliation between the two families so quickly may be related to the war in the Central Plains, and neither Liu Bei nor Sun Ce is willing to face a lord who dominates the north." Xu Shu said with a solemn expression.

Chen Mo nodded, although Cao Cao's defeat determined the final ownership of the Central Plains, it also affected the situation in the world, Liu Bei and Sun Ce were not people who were willing to be subordinate, and now Chen Mo unified the north, which naturally became the biggest threat to the two, but to Chen Mo's surprise, these two people were so decisive that they could reach an agreement in such a short period of time, Sun Ce was willing to give up the interests that had been in hand to form an alliance, Liu Bei was also willing to give up half of Jingzhou, just in terms of this courage, these two people, It's much better than the fallen princes of the past.

"If these two people would have the momentum they have today when they were crusading against the Taishi, it is really unknown what the situation is today." Chen Mo pondered for a moment, then shook his head and sighed.

What are the conditions for those who achieve great things?

If Chen Mo is taken as the standard, he can be literate and martial, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, can strategize, and can command soldiers to rush and kill in front of the two armies?

I have to say that Chen Mo is an all-rounder, if he is the standard of the master, then let alone the world, it may be a bit big to say that there is no one before or after him, but he is definitely one of the very few all-round monarchs in the past and present.

But as the overlord of one side, Chen Mo knows very well that he is both civil and military, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, he can pull the bow before he gets on the horse, and he can lift the pen to settle the world when he gets off the horse, these are indeed pluses, but they are by no means decisive factors, because even if he doesn't have these, Chen Mo knows that as long as he can use people, his subordinates can make up for their own shortcomings, and even if they deliberately show off, they will let their subordinates have nothing to do, so Chen Mo has always paid attention to these problems, and many times, what he can do is also handed over to his subordinates to do. It's okay to take care of it yourself.

In this way, knowing people and making good use of them is a necessary condition for those who become great things, but it is not complete, knowing people and making good use of them is a must, but the most important thing is to be able to control the direction, and have enough courage to decide, and when making a decision, it must be simple and decisive, as long as these two points are done, it is a qualified master, as for other civil and military skills, qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, for a monarch, in fact, it can only be regarded as an embellishment, and it can also make it easier for you to start, such as Chen Mo, when no one is available, he can be competent for any position, can not only strategize, but also fight on the battlefield, but Liu Bei lacks the ability and vision to strategize, so he wandered in the early stage until he met Chen Gong.

The defeat of Xuzhou was because the opponent was Cao Cao, if there was another one, such as Yuan Shu, such as the princes of all walks of life in the early years, it would be a different ending.

"Only the times have always created heroes, and what the lord said may be good, but if the situation is a foregone conclusion today, the world does not need so many heroes." Xu Shu smiled.

"Human life can change." Chen Mo smiled and didn't argue with Xu Shu about this issue, if it was about his background, who among the princes was miserable? The important thing is that I can take every opportunity and make the most correct choice in every opportunity, but if there is no system immortal, can I seize every opportunity?

I'm afraid not, if you calculate it like this, your life is actually pretty good.