Chapter 14: The Prelude to Betrayal
The flowers are withering, the trees are getting denser and denser, Cao Cao set out in autumn and returned to the city in spring, and now it is summer. Cao Cao, who had rested for a quarter and had many soldiers equipped, could not contain his anger of revenge and began a second attack on Xuzhou.
Before attacking Xuzhou, Mo Wen wrote a letter to Cao Cao:
The subordinates heard that the lord wanted to return to Xuzhou, and knew that the lord was eager for revenge, and Tao Qian's dog thief was indeed guilty of ten thousand deaths. The lord can slaughter all the heroes of Xuzhou and share his wealth with the people, which can naturally divide the hearts of the people in Xuzhou, but this is the next policy; The best policy is naturally that the lord will use the right time and place to break the enemy with a strong army, but the lord must not slaughter the city, which will damage the prestige of the lord, and I hope the lord will think twice.
Yunshan Baibai Ton
"Drink, what a idea this kid has." Cao Cao put the letter paper in his hand casually and didn't care.
It can be said that although Mo Wen has been in this era for six years, he is still not really affected by the ideas of this era. This idea of taking the people as the basis of hegemony was not accepted by the world, and even Cao Cao, who later employed people on the basis of meritocracy, now believes that those families with good education and inheritance are the pillars of the Han Dynasty.
"Yunshan, what did you write to the lord?" The next day, when Chen Gong chatted with Mo Wen, he seemed to ask inadvertently.
"Hey......" Mo Wen pretended to sigh, [Chen Gongtai, you really don't worry about me], "The lord is vengeful, I just persuaded him to do less killing." β
"Oh, Yunshan, you're kind-hearted."
"Where, where."
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A few days later, Cao Cao set out for Xuzhou. Half a month later, the news came that Cao Cao had slaughtered in Xuzhou......
[Sure enough, the wings of my butterfly are not strong enough to cause much change. When he knew this news, Mo Wen sighed in his heart.
Sideways glance at Chen Gong, who was drinking tea, Mo Wen made an angry expression, and was afraid of the table: "How can Gong Cao be like this?" β
"Yunshan, don't be anxious." Chen Gong silently put down the teacup. "Cao Mengde has a brutal temperament, and now he is carried away by the revenge of killing his father, and he has no scruples, so he will poison the people of Yanzhou, I want to choose a master for Yanzhou, can Yunshan help me?"
After that, he stared at Mo Wen's eyes tightly.
Mo Wen frowned, pondered, and after a while, he raised his head: "I don't know who the master of the Chen population is?" β
"Yunshan wants to help me?" Chen Gong avoided answering
[Cut, old fox, if it weren't for acting, I would have pretended to be so hard? I knew you were going to take refuge in Lu Bu, okay? Mo Wen scolded in his heart, but replied: "Naturally." β
"Yunshan is really a handsome man who knows the times." Chen Gong stroked his palms and smiled: "The lord I want to take refuge in is Lu Bu and Lu Fengxian, General Lu killed Dong Zhuo, he is a famous general in the world, and he is even more unstoppable; The iron cavalry under his command is unparalleled, and there are eight strong generals to help. With him, he can ensure the stability of Yanzhou. β
"General Lu...... A wise choice. Mo Wen pretended: "I don't know when the general will come, Cao Mengde's descendants such as Xun Yu and Cheng Yu will not obediently hand over the city." β
"I have already written to General Lu, and I believe there will be a reply in the near future." Chen Gong smiled and twisted his beard: "As for Cheng Yu, Xun Yu and others, I have a clever plan." β
"Then wait for Lord Chen's good news, Yunshan will retire first." [Hmm, so soon, it seems that I want that guy to inform Xun Yu and them earlier. γ
"Walk slowly, don't send." Chen Gong broke the teacup and motioned for you to go.
A few quarters of an hour later, the barracks.
"Zhang Meng, remember to carry your precious big knife when you go out on patrol today."
"Huh? Boss, what's the matter? Zhang Meng was a little puzzled.
"If you are told to carry it, don't talk nonsense." Mo Wen taught him a lesson, and then whispered: "There is going to be a big incident this month, be prepared in your heart, and don't tell anyone else." β
"Oh."
When Zhang Meng carried a big knife and swaggered through the city that day, a young man took this scene into his eyes, and then immediately went home to get a book and a letter, took advantage of the fact that there were more people in and out of the city at noon, mixed in the flow of people and went out of the city gate, and then borrowed a horse outside the city and galloped towards Juancheng......
A few days later, Chen Gong invited Mo Wen to dinner. said that it was the person who introduced Lu Bu to him.
[It's really fast.] Mo Wen rubbed the hilt of the sword at his waist and walked on the side of the road. [I don't know if I can keep Dongjun, I can't stop Lu Buzhen when he comes...... Chen Gong said last time that Lu Bu would not come to Yanzhou until three days later, so now he is here to connect? Who could it be? Zhang Liao or Gao Shun? It seems that Lu Bu's subordinates don't have any famous civil officials now. γ
[Alas? Why are there so few people on the road? Mo Wen suddenly realized that something was wrong, Dongjun City, as the center of a county, there are still a lot of ordinary people, and now there are only a few lonely pedestrians on the road, and the usual noisy restaurant is now extremely deserted, only a few big men are drinking downstairs......
[Goofs? Mo Wen's heart tightened, but then he denied this idea, after all, Mo Wen admitted that his acting skills did not show flaws, and the way to convey the news was also set long before Chen Gong won him over to rebel against Cao Cao......
[Damn, it's really a goof! Out of the corner of his eye, Mo Wen caught a glimpse of the cold light unique to metal objects, and the few big men who ate wine all carried blades with them, although they were wrapped in cloth, but there were still blades that leaked out to reflect the terrifying cold light.
[Run! Mo Wen immediately turned around and ran away.
"Tsk, you're smart." At this time, a young man on the second floor of the restaurant looked at this scene and smiled coldly.
"Mo You's expectation is good, this Mo Yunshan really has a ghost in his heart, and the public platform almost missed a big event." Chen Gong wiped a cold sweat.
"Master Chen, don't blame yourself, this person is scheming, and I just guessed it by chance." The young man comforted, "But don't be afraid, that guy won't be able to escape so easily." β
At the same time, Juancheng.
"Oh? Mo Yunshan's letter to me? Xun Yu looked at the young man in the hall with a surprised expression, "If the record is correct, you are just a chief, what important things will make you, a little chief, convey?" β
"Lord Xun will know at a glance." The young man said.
"It's really interesting." Xun Yu opened the letter with a grunt, his face sank as soon as he looked at it, and then quickly read the letter, and asked the young man with a gloomy face: "How did you get out of the city?" β
ββ¦β¦ A month and a half ago, Captain Mo kicked me out of the army, and then handed me this letter, saying that if one day he saw Centurion Zhang Meng carrying his precious broadsword out, he would secretly hand it over to Lord Xun. The young man replied.
"He's already aware of it? Damn it! Xun Yu hammered the table.
"I'll excuse you." The young man was a little curious: "What did Captain Mo say in his letter?" β
"You can't read?" Xun Yu was a little surprised.
ββ¦β¦ In the next literacy, but the captain said that this was just speculation, if it became a reality, he would send the letters to the adults, and asked me not to read them, saying that if I guessed wrong, he would take them back, saving people a lot of shame. β
"These letters?"
"Yes, the captain said that there are other speculations, and depending on the facts, I should give different letters to my lord."
"It seems that Gongtai has really defected." Xun Yu sighed: "Young man, you keep your promise, yes, what's your name?" β
"The villain's surname is Li, and a single name is a dictionary."
"It turned out to be Li Gan's son." Xun Yu immediately reacted: "Why are you under Yunshan?" β
"The lord ordered his father to appease the people, but he had no intention of this, and he happened to meet Captain Mo, so he trained with him."
"I see, come on! Gather your troops and prepare to ......" Xun Yu was just about to give the order to go on the expedition, when a bad news interrupted his words.
"Oh no, my lord! Yuzhou Thorn History...... Yuzhou Assassin Liu Gong led his troops to kill! β
"What?" Xun Yu's pupils shrank: "Chen Gongtai, Chen Gongtai, it's a good trick!" β
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[What exactly is the goof?] Mo asked as he ran.
Suddenly, he heard a bowstring and immediately rolled forward, only to feel a cold wind pass through his neck, and immediately burst into a cold sweat.
When Mo Wen stood up again, there were already four people standing at the city gate, and one of them put the bow and arrow in his hand behind his back and drew his long knife. And the gates began to close slowly......
"Can you lock me up in this way?" How naΓ―ve! After estimating the distance between the city gate and himself, Mo Wen sneered in his heart.
Seeing Mo Wen rushing towards the city gate, the four sergeants also raised their weapons to meet them.
γβ¦β¦ A face I've never seen before. Mo Wen was puzzled, but his subordinates were not slow, drew their long swords to block the man's downward slash, and then raised his left hand and poked the man's eyes with the scabbard.
Before Mo Wen could mend the knife, the blades of the three people behind him had already hit Mo Wen, Mo Wen raised his left hand to block his head, and swept with his right hand with a sword.
"Bang dang!" Mo Wen's left arm made a loud noise, and the two of them opened a big mouth in their stomachs and fell down.
[Hmph! Since the last time he had to block Wang An's knife with his left hand, the master has installed an arm shield under his left arm's clothes...... The effect is outstanding! Don't ask the bottom of your heart to be proud.
The man who retreated saw his two companions lying in a pool of blood, and with a look of fear on his face, he dropped his weapons and ran.
"Coward!" Mo Wen smiled disdainfully.
Suddenly, a strong wind hit, and Mo Wen tried his best to turn sideways, but a wound was still cut on his left arm, but fortunately it was not deep and did not hurt his muscles and bones.
Mo Wen, who had palpitations, covered his left arm, only to find that the person who was knocked down at the beginning stood up with his right eye covered, and blood continued to ooze from his fingers, like Shura in the underworld.
[Careless! Mo Wen gritted his teeth and saw that the gate was about to close, Mo Wen gave up the idea of killing this person and escaped while the gate was still closed......
"I don't want that Mo Yunshan to be so brave." Chen Gong sighed.
"It is indeed brave, the four of my subordinates are the elite of the state, but they are not defeated by one of them. However, Lu Gong is the real invincible. The young man shook his head: "It's a pity that he let that guy run away now, if he raises troops to attack, what can I do?" β
"Mo is not in a hurry, the old man has his own arrangements." Chen Gong's eyes narrowed.
"Boss?!" Zhang Meng looked at Mo Wen, who was covering his left arm, and immediately ran forward to support him: "What's wrong?" β
"Whew...... ...... exhaled" Mo Wenchang gasped twice and calmed the tumbling qi and blood in his chest.
"That old bastard of Chen Gong betrayed Cao Gong! I was vain with him, I didn't want to be seen through by him, and in turn wanted my life, I thought it was too early and escaped, and now you immediately prepare your army and horses, and prepare to recapture Dongjun! β
"Good!"
"Whew, that's really careless." Mo Wen tore open his sleeves and checked the wound, which was not deep, and then took out a jar of old wine from under the table and poured it on the wound.
"Hiss......" Mo Wen took a breath of cold air, then took out the bandage and began to bandage himself.
In the middle of the night, the bandaging was completed, and when Mo Wen was about to reorganize the army and recapture Dongjun, Zhang Meng brought him bad news - Zhang Miao came with his troops.
"Damn, Chen Gongtai really has a backhand, and he has no military power, so he will be transferred from other places." Mo asked a horizontal line in his heart: "Zhang Meng, how much grain and grass do I have to wait?" β
"There are two days of food left."
"Enough! Tell the others to get ready to go to Juancheng! β
"Don't attack the East County anymore? I'll be able to break it easily. Zhang Meng still didn't understand.
"What about the knockdown? As soon as I attack Dongjun Chen Gongtai, I will definitely burn food in the fire, and then hide in the city - he is the Taishou of Dongjun, and the rich people in the city have more or less his henchmen, we can't hold him at all, and we can't catch him. Mo Wen shook his head and said, "Now I can only go to Lord Xun." β
At this time, Xun Yu was talking in the Liu Gong military camp.
"If Jun's good intentions are received on behalf of Cao Gong, Lu Bu is just a disease of scabies, and Cao Gong's army can naturally destroy and defeat Lu Bu once, even if Cao Gong does not return at this moment, Juancheng is not something that Lu Bu can capture!"
Seeing Xun Yu's confident look, Liu Gong was a little undecided, but in the end he chose to retreat, after all, although Cao Cao lost his territory, he had a large army outside, and it was not good to accidentally put himself in.
Liu Gong, who had figured it out, respectfully sent Xun Yu back to the city, and then withdrew his troops.
Looking at the retreating army, Xun Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and then began to purge the interior......
A few days later, Mo Wen and Xiahoudun both arrived in Juancheng, at this time Xun Yu was short of manpower, and there were strong laborers who fell from the sky, so naturally they would not be idle...... So Mo Wen and the others began to purge the moths within the organization - that is, to kill people. After several busy days, Lu Bu's army also arrived at Juancheng.