Yan Liang raided Ao Cang, and the time before and after added up was only three days, and when Chen Mo learned about it, Yan Liang had already retreated to Hanoi.

"The casualties of our army are not large, Ao Cang is not even damaged, Yu Sheng's army's defense of Ao Cang is quite effective, but there are casualties on the Xingyang defenders, Zhang Xiu and Yan Liang had a big battle, regardless of victory or defeat, but both sides have lost a lot of men and horses." After General Xu Shu learned of Chen Mo's battle report, he frowned and said: "In the direction of Qingzhou, Yuan Shao frequently moved troops, and now he has sent the general Yan Liang here, which is inevitably too arrogant. ”

"We shot first, and it's not surprising that Yuan Shao reacted, it can be regarded as a warning." Chen Mo doesn't have too many emotional fluctuations in this regard, the three are now in the tentative stage, Yuan Shao's frequent use of troops in Qingzhou is a temptation, Chen Mo's side let Yu Sheng go to Hedong, it is also a reaction to Yuan Shao's temptation, Chen Mo can't let Yuan Shao destroy Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao's plan was originally to capture Aocang to deter Chen Mo and let Chen Mo not act rashly.

It's a pity that Yuan Shao underestimated Chen Mo's arrangement here, the three cities are horns of each other, unless Yuan Shao and Cao Cao join forces to attack, otherwise this defense is very difficult to break, at least Yan Liang can't break it.

"Right now, Yan Liangtun is in Hanoi, and I think it's best not to provoke Yuan Shao at this time, lest Yuan Shao shift his anger to our army." Xun Yu bowed.

Although it is impossible to let Yuan Shao destroy Cao Cao by joining forces with Cao Cao, if Yuan Shao is provoked by Chen Mo and turns to attack Chen Mo, Cao Cao becomes a bystander, and it is not in the interests of silence, although this possibility is not large, it is much easier for Yuan Shao to attack Cao Cao than to attack Chen Mo, but no one knows whether Yuan Shao will do this.

After all, Yuan Shao had just destroyed Gongsun Zhan, and he was in full power, and he was the strongest of the three families now, and it would not be a strange thing if he could unite with Cao Cao to attack Chen Mo.

Chen Mo nodded, whether it was him or Cao Cao, he definitely didn't want Yuan Shao, the strongest prince, to target him now, Chen Mo had a geographical advantage and had a congenital advantage, unless Yuan Shao was provoked to lose his mind, otherwise under normal circumstances, Yuan Shao would still be able to take care of some of the overall situation.

"Then write a letter and bow your head to Yuan Shao......" Chen Mo smiled and wanted to talk about his plans, bowing his head to Yuan Shao was not an unacceptable thing for him, what he wanted was to win, bow his head temporarily, Chen Mo didn't mind, but before he finished speaking, he saw Yang Xiu coming in in a hurry.

"Lord, Cao Cao sent an envoy to ask for a meeting." Yang Xiu bowed to Chen Mo and said.

"Again?" Chen Mo was a little surprised, Cao Cao sent Chen Qun to discuss the matter of joining forces before, and it was because of this that Chen Mo sent troops to show Yuan Shao an attitude, what are you doing this time?

"Not bad." Yang Xiu nodded and said, "And this envoy, the lord is not good to see." ”

"Oh?" Hearing this, Chen Mo narrowed his eyes: "The Chen family? ”

"Yes, it's Han Yu's father-in-law!" Yang Xiu nodded.

Chen Mo nodded and smiled when he heard this: "It's really hard to see, please." ”

No matter what Chen Qi says, he is Chen Mo's elder, and now that Chen Mo has used the identity of the Chen family, this family relationship cannot be ignored, not to mention that he has a good relationship with Chen Deng, Chen Ying and Chen Cong are also working under Chen Mo's account now, and the relationship with the Chen family can be regarded as reconciliation.

Soon, Chen Qi came in at the invitation of Yang Xiu, and Chen Mo couldn't just sit like this, and got up to greet him.

"Don't you want Meng De to let Uncle Father come here by himself?" Chen Mo welcomed Chen Jue in and said with a smile: "It's really ...... bumpy road."

"It's okay." Chen Qi shook his head, sat down separately with Chen Mo, looked at Chen Mo and said, "Cao Mengde wants to fight this battle and break the current three-thirds situation. ”

"Oh?" Chen Mo looked at Chen Qi in surprise when he heard this, Cao Cao actually wanted to take the initiative to seek war?

"This is the book of Cao Mengde." Chen Jue handed the letter to Chen Mo: "As for how to choose, Bo Dao decided, don't think of the old man." ”

Chen Mo didn't read the letter, but looked at Chen Qi and said, "What does uncle think about this?" ”

Chen Qi pondered: "Now that the three-point game has been completed, the benefits are naturally there, but if it has been in the three-point game, Cao Cao, Bodao, will be tied hands and feet, and outside the Central Plains, there are still Jiangdong, Jingxiang and Bashu, if these three states form a force, it will not be weaker than either side, at present, Sun Ce was defeated by Yuanlong, and Yuan Shu was hindered from the side, so he moved his troops to Chaisang, there was a sense of attacking Jingxiang, Cao Mengde's rear was temporarily worry-free, and he was also worried that if Sun Ce really captured Jingxiang, I am afraid that it will be more difficult to get along between the three parties. It was because Cao Mengde wanted to take the initiative to provoke the cutoff, join forces with Bodao, destroy Yuan Shao, and divide the river. The Land of the North. ”

Chen Qi's analysis is obviously very reasonable, Cao Cao is now worried that if Jiangdong Sun Ce can capture Jingxiang, he will be under the encirclement of the three major princes, and at that time, his living space will be smaller, but it is impossible for him to cross the river to defeat Sun Ce, it is not so easy to cross the Yangtze River moat, and it is impossible for Yuan Shao and Chen Mo to watch him grow.

Sun Ce?

Chen Mo rubbed his eyebrows when he heard this, the bloody young man in the past has now become the climate, has it reached the point where Cao Cao is worried?

"What does Uncle think, how is Sun Ce?" Chen Mo didn't comment on this matter, but asked rhetorically.

"There is courage in strategy, there is also the amount of tolerance, and there is the appearance of achieving great things." Chen Qi thought about it and gave a pertinent evaluation.

In the early years, Sun Ce inherited his father's legacy, bravely crowned the three armies, and later followed Yuan Shu, and made a lot of contributions to Yuan Shu but was not reused, under the Yuan Shu account, Sun Ce's character was polished, and he was used to intrigue, after crossing the river into Jiangdong, Sun Ce developed rapidly, and in terms of employing people, Sun Ce's attitude towards talents, he can use people and believe in people, which is by no means comparable to ordinary generals.

Chen Mo nodded, spread out the bamboo slips sent by Cao Cao, Yuan Shao now looks at the Central Plains, Jizhou is rich and rich, and there are many talents, the longer the time, the stronger Yuan Shao is, it is because Cao Cao hopes to join forces with Chen Mo to jointly send troops, attack Yuan Shao, and divide the river together. The Land of the North.

"Uncle, please forgive me for not agreeing immediately." Chen Mo said with a sincere face, this matter is not trivial, Chen Mo needs to discuss it with someone.

"It's okay, the old man is running all the way, and he's a little tired." Chen Qi nodded, if Chen Mo made a hasty decision, he would look down on him, and immediately got up and smiled.

Chen Mo nodded and asked Dian Wei to send Chen Qi to rest.

Chen Mo handed the bamboo slip to Xun You and asked everyone to circulate it, and after seeing that everyone had read it, he asked, "What do you think?" ”

"Lord, this matter may not be impossible, but it is difficult to fully trust Cao Cao." Xun Yu bowed and said.

Chen Mo nodded, in business, he never believed in Cao Cao, and as long as Chen Mo had a place to get Cao Cao, he would also deceive him and let him use it for his own use, Cao Cao should not have expected Chen Mo to promise him, but what does this letter represent? What's the point? also asked Chen Qi to send it in person.

"Wenhe?" Chen Mo looked at Jia Xu, who had been beside him and didn't speak, and his sense of presence was very low, and asked with a smile, "How do you see it?" ”

Jia Xu took a sip of sake, thought for a while, and said: "Even if the two join forces, it is not easy to destroy Yuan Shao, and if Yuan Shao is defeated, I'm afraid the lord will not continue to join forces with Cao Cao, right?" ”

Chen Mo nodded, if Yuan Shao is defeated, it will inevitably decline, and Chen Mo will naturally not continue to join forces with Cao Cao at that time, and even if Cao Cao has a strong momentum, Chen Mo does not mind uniting with Yuan Shao to defeat Cao Cao, so it is still a three-point trend, but the name of Yuan Shao's first prince has to give way, as for whether to give it to Chen Mo or Cao Cao, then it depends on their ability.

"Sun Ce does have a brave strategy, but the land of Jingxiang is also full of outstanding people, so although Liu Biao is not a hero, he is not a mediocre talent, how can he be captured so easily?" Jia Xu pondered: "Cao Cao may be worried, but he is not too late to advance or retreat, according to the following opinion, Cao Cao's move is to defeat Yuan Shao, and it is best to let Yuan Shao and the lord form a big enmity because of this." ”

Yuan Shao put too much pressure on Cao Cao, and Chen Mo was in danger of being stationed, even if Yuan Shao was powerful, Chen Mo was not too afraid of him, but Cao Cao didn't have these, Cao Cao took the initiative to fight this time, in order to drag Chen Mo into the water, but the benefits of defeating Yuan Shao were obtained by Cao Cao.

We all know that it is impossible to destroy Yuan Shao in a battle, this time Cao Cao seeks to fight, mainly because Yuan Shao has been moving frequently recently, and many people under Cao Cao's rule have an ambiguous attitude, and they are even more disobedient to Cao Cao's orders, if they can take the initiative to defeat Yuan Shao on the battlefield, it will be of great benefit to Cao Cao to stabilize people's hearts.

But if he wants to win against Yuan Shao, it is not so easy, Cao Cao has no confidence, and he is also worried that the rear will be taken advantage of by Chen Mo, so he wants to pull Chen Mo into the water together and join forces to defeat Yuan Shao, which may be Cao Cao's real intention.

Chen Mo's fingers tapped lightly on the table, Cao Cao wanted to use himself to share Yuan Shao's pressure, what to share. The northern land is obviously nonsense, this battle is only to destroy the prestige of the first prince of Yuan Shao rather than to conquer the city, he wants to follow blindly, just help Cao Cao, but he has no benefit.

Chen Mo would never do such a thing as making wedding dresses for others, but on the other hand, Chen Mo also had similar thoughts about being able to defeat Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao was too powerful now, and he really needed someone to douse him with fire.

Looking at the bamboo slip in front of him, Chen Mo pondered for a long time, and did not make up his mind: "It's okay to promise him, but how to fight, I have to decide!" ”