"My lord, Jiangdong has been moving a little abnormally these days!" Suiyang Bureau, Xu Shu hurriedly brought the latest information to Chen Mo, in recent times, Jiangdong soldiers and horses have been frequently mobilized, and the most important thing is the transfer of materials, which is to take advantage of Chen Mo's foothold to attack the Central Plains.

"It seems that it is not easy to return to Luoyang." After Chen Mo read the information, he said to Xu Shu helplessly.

Jiangdong can't be autonomous, at least contact Liu Bei, and what Chen Mo is most worried about is that Jiangdong and Cao Cao join forces, although today, if you talk about the breadth of the territory and the prosperity of the population, it must belong to Chen Mo, but just after winning the Central Plains, Chen Mo has not had time to really convert the population and land of this part of the Central Plains into his own strength, and the original sufficient troops in Guanzhong, with the expansion of the territory, must rebuild the defense line, to guard against the local princes, and also to levy the rebellion of the chaotic people, thieves and local clans that appear from time to time in various places, Even if there is no external interference, it will take a lot of time for the situation to be completely stabilized.

And now that Chen Mo's foothold is not stable, Sun Ce's choice to go north at this time is undoubtedly the best time for Jiangdong, but for Chen Mo, it is the biggest threat, he knows very well that now he is blockading Qingzhou, but he can't block it at sea, Jiangdong is the only prince who can get in touch with Cao Cao.

In terms of troops, Cao Cao can mobilize the most soldiers and horses now, Chen Mo's side wants to blockade Qingzhou, Xiliang, Bingzhou, and Youzhou's border troops can't move lightly, and they also have to guard against attacks in Jingzhou, Hanzhong and Jiangdong, and the local army is also needed to exterminate the thieves, so that Chen Mo's actual troops can be mobilized have not increased because of the breadth of the territory, but have shrunk, and when Cao Cao concentrates his efforts, the troops he can mobilize have increased instead of decreasing.

And Jiangdong has the natural geographical advantage of the Yangtze River moat, and can also attack with all his strength, the current situation is not good news for Chen Mo, but to let him spit out the territory that has been taken in his hands, Chen Mo naturally refuses, and now he is just on the right track, just wait for the success of disaster relief this year, the hearts of the people of the Central Plains will be able to collect most of it, and it will be more difficult to recapture the Central Plains at this time.

"I don't want to fight this battle." Chen Mo looked at Xu Shu and smiled: "Yuan Zhi has a plan? ”

Xu Shu smiled bitterly when he heard this, he didn't want to fight, but the problem was that this matter did not depend on his or Chen Mo's will, for Chen Mo, it was definitely not a good thing to start a war at this time, but for Cao Cao and Sun Ce, this was the best time to beat Chen Mo back and even let Chen Mo break the undefeated momentum of the previous build, they would definitely fight.

After thinking for a while, Xu Shu said: "Lord, in fact, Jiangdong and Qingzhou are also unstable, Sun Ce has been quite strong since he started his army, and suppressed the Jiangdong Shi clan by strong means, Jiangdong has its own internal dissatisfaction, and Cao Cao's defeat in the Central Plains has also greatly reduced its prestige, especially Cao Cao's large number of troops and officials poured into Qingzhou, which also brought oppression to the local wealthy families and gentry in Qingzhou, but the problem is that both of them now have absolute power, that is, they are dissatisfied with the rule, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist, and Cao Cao is only a state land, but he has 200,000 soldiers, If this battle is not fought, in the future, Qingzhou's annual taxes, I am afraid that even if all of them are used to feed the army, it will not be enough to feed the 200,000 army, so I think that Cao Cao's move is imperative! ”

Chen Mo nodded, Xu Shu's analysis is good, now that he is in charge of the Central Plains, it is not like the past when he was in Guanzhong, there are Xiongguan dangerous roads to defend, and the Central Plains is not as dangerous as Hangu Pass, Wuguan, and Tongguan to guard, nor is there such a dangerous place as Qinling and Taihang.

If this battle starts, it will be very chaotic, Chen Mo has no certainty of victory, the battle of uncertainty, it is better not to fight This is Chen Mo's principle, before that, including the decisive battle with Cao Cao, Chen Mo is dominant, not that he will win, but that even if he loses, Chen Mo has enough self-protection ability, and he will not lose too badly, and the worst result is acceptable to him.

And the worst result of this battle at the moment is that the Central Plains that he has just won has not been warmed up in his own hands, he has to lose back, and he is also greatly injured, and he will not be able to draw the Central Plains in the next five or even ten years, this result is difficult for him to accept.

But from the immediate point of view of the war, Cao Cao and Sun Ce both have the reason and determination to fight this battle, and what Xu Shu said is right.

"Prepare for the worst." Chen Mo nodded helplessly, at the moment, this battle must be fought, even if he is unwilling, he has to fight, Cao Cao and Sun Ce cannot let go of this opportunity, and even Liu Bei will come to get involved, which is also what every Central Plains overlord must experience.

In the past, Dong Zhuo controlled the imperial court and ruled Luoyang, which attracted the princes of the world to discuss, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao also became the strongest princes, and the result was that they were targeted by other princes, Yuan Shu himself died, founded the country and called the emperor, and was destroyed by Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Ce, and Yuan Shao was dragged down from the throne of the first prince by Chen Mo and Cao Cao.

Now that it's Chen Mo's turn, it doesn't feel easy, but as long as this tribulation passes, Chen Mo's position as the first prince will be difficult to shake, and the next thing is to gradually sweep the world.

"Whoa!" Xu Shu nodded, he knew what the worst plan was, Chen Mo had always fought a war before he won or lost, prepared for the worst, and then fought for the greatest results, it has always been the case, this time is the same, but this time is also the closest time to the worst.

Xu Shu left, Chen Mo saw that there was no one, sat cross-legged behind the table, thinking about this matter.

Cao Cao's side, it is necessary to fight, so many troops, if you don't fight, it is not that Qingzhou can't afford to raise it, but it is definitely a huge burden, and with these troops, Cao Cao can hardly do anything anymore.

If it was just Cao Cao or Sun Ce who fought alone, Chen Mo would naturally have the confidence to deal with it, but the two attacked at the same time, which made Chen Mo feel a little tricky.

It would be good if Jia Xu was here, although Xu Shu and Xun You were both wise things, but these two people acted more rightly, not by unscrupulous means, and for Chen Mo, what he wanted was to achieve the goal, and Chen Mo didn't care about the means.

"Lord, a letter from Luoyang." Dian Wei came in from outside the door and saluted Chen Mo, just looking at Chen Mo sitting cross-legged behind the table like this, Dian Wei was a little stunned.

"Cough~" Chen Mo naturally changed his posture, knelt down, and beckoned to Dian Wei: "Take it to me." ”

"Huh~" Dian Wei came back to his senses, hurriedly stepped forward and handed the letter to Chen Mo, turned around and left, when he walked to the door, he thought of something, and turned back to Chen Mo and said: "Lord, the person who sent the letter is Yang Qing, do you want to see it." ”

For Yang Qing, Dian Wei is not too familiar, he is elusive all day long, even if he is around Chen Mo, it is rare, and there is a kind of anger on his body, which is different from the kind of anger on their battlefield, Yang Qing's anger is that kind of ruthless, feeling like a poisonous snake, Dian Wei doesn't like to be close to this kind of person too much.

"Let him in." Chen Mo smiled when he heard this.

Dian Wei agreed, turned around and walked out quickly.

Chen Mo unfolded the letterhead, the letter was not signed and signed, nor was it sealed, but Chen Mo knew that the letter was sent by Jia Xu, and what was stated in the letter was about the current situation, Jia Xu gave a way to solve Chen Mo's current predicament, the content is not much, only one sentence: Although there is courage and strategy, it is light and unprepared, although there is a Yangtze River moat, and there are millions of people in Jiangdong to protect each other, but it is the enemy of one person, the lord should not worry about this person.

is a very simple sentence, and he didn't even give a clear plan, as if he was just commenting on Sun Ce with Chen Mo, but Chen Mo understood.

Yang Qingzheng came in at this time and saluted Chen Mo and said, "See the lord." ”

"Dumb, between you and me, there is no need for these politeness, sit." When Chen Mo saw him, his eyes lit up, and he beckoned: "Do you know who I met when I returned to Xiaqiu some time ago?" ”

"I don't know." Yang Qing shook his head, although Chen Mo said that he didn't need to be polite, but he couldn't really be polite, he was no longer the ignorant child he was at the beginning, he understood the rules, and after kneeling down, he smiled and said: "Isn't there still someone alive in the village back then?" ”

The Taiping Rebellion ruined their Zhuangzi, and naturally there were people in the village who survived, otherwise where did the name of Chen Mo Dung Lang come from? But I can't find it anymore.

"Do you remember?" Chen Mo nodded and said, "His mother is still alive, I will let Xia Qiu Ling take care of it more, if you have time, you can also go back and have a look." ”

As a childhood playmate, Chen Mo felt a little guilty about Ado, if he hadn't been young and took a group of dolls to save Li Jiu, Ado would not have died, at least not there.

Dumb nodded, although the childhood relationship was beautiful, but after all, so many years have passed, and the impression is not too deep, it is good to go back and take a look, it doesn't seem to matter if you don't look at it, but since Chen Mo said it, if Ado is ready to have time, he should still go and see.

"Why did you come to deliver the letter this time? Wen He can let you talk? Chen Mo looked at Dumb and smiled.

"Not yet." Dumb shook his head: "Mr. only asked me to deliver the letter, and when I got here, my lord would naturally arrange things for me." ”

With Dumb's current identity, this kind of errand should not have been allowed to come, but since Jia Xu didn't say it, he wouldn't ask more.

Chen Mo nodded and said, "But there is one thing, you have to go to Jiangdong and kill someone." ”

"Who?" Dumb asked directly.

"Sun Ce." Chen Mo smiled: "This person must die, can he do it?" ”

"Let's go." Dumb stood up and said.

"Not busy, not in these two days." Chen Mo shook his head and said, "How are you going to kill him?" ”

"In the end, the Jiangdong Skynet soldiers need to listen to my orders, and then check the whereabouts of that Sun Ce, I heard that this person is quite brave, and he needs to be carefully deployed, and at the same time, he may need some strong crossbows." Dumb thought about it, he has basically done these things all these years, how to kill a person, he knows the routine, he definitely doesn't let him go by himself, otherwise he will stretch out his own hand, even if Sun Ce is willing to fight with him alone, ten of him is not an opponent.

Chen Mo was relieved when he heard this, Dumb was obviously confident, and nodded: "Okay, the members of Jiangdong Skynet can be dispatched by you, but whether it succeeds or not, you will come back alive for me." ”

"Without the order of the lord, Dumb will not dare to die!" Dumb's heart warmed, and he said solemnly.

"Prepare for anything, the forces of our army will fully cooperate with you." Chen Mo got up and hugged Dumb.

"Whoa!" After saluting Chen Mo, Dumb bowed down and left......