"Lord, the information sent from Luoyang." When Chen Mo received the letter from Li Ru, three days had passed since the Luoyang coup. In fact, considering the distance between Luoyang and Guandu, if he works quickly, it can be sent in one day, but that

Bian needs to summarize everything.

For example, the matters related to Yique Pass were sent to Luoyang in the afternoon of that day, and the calculation of the gains and losses of the battle in Luoyang, etc. were completed and sent to Chen Mo. Three days was already very fast.

Neither Chen Mo nor Li Ru nor Jia Xu expected that Zhang Liao would have such an unexpected surprise when he sent people to seize power at Yique Pass. Cao Ren died in the battle, and the troops arranged by Cao Cao in the Yingchuan area had suffered heavy losses.

The Yingchuan and Runan areas are almost undefended for Nanyang today. Under such circumstances, Li Ru's suggestion is to let Wei Yan cooperate with Zhang Liao to send troops, and Luoyang will send some troops to Yingchuan and Runan first.

It was brought under Chen Mo's control in one step.

"This Wei Yan is quite bold!" Chen Mo handed the letter about the war in Yique to Xu Shu and Xun You for circulation. While reading other letters, he smiled and said, but he didn't expect that Nanyang also had a good general.

"According to the routine, we should discuss with Luoyang first. Yique Pass is only more than seventy miles away from Luoyang. This trip will only take one day. There is enough time to communicate with Luoyang. If things fail, Luoyang can also make preparations in advance.

." After Xun You handed the letter to Xu Shu, he shook his head and said with a smile: "This man may be a talented general, but he is very selfish and extremely conceited. I'm afraid it will be difficult to control him."

"Mediocre people tend to follow the rules, but it is difficult for them to achieve anything. For those who are capable, it is not a big evil to be arrogant. As for selfishness...who is selfless? If you can use it for me, it doesn't hurt to have some selfishness." Chen Mo nodded and said to Xun You.

I agree with the evaluation. Just from the way Wei Yan does things, we can tell that he is an ambitious person, but ambition is a good thing. As long as he can be restrained, then this person is a sharp sword.

"My lord, you still need to use it with caution." Xun You could see that Chen Mo admired Wei Yan very much and did not dissuade him. He knew that Chen Mo had his own way of employing people, and he didn't need to teach him. As a counselor, he needed to do what he wanted.

It means pointing out possible problems. This can be used by Wei Yan, but how to use it depends on the means.

"This talent is like a sword. If you use it well, you will be able to do anything. But if you put it in the hands of someone who doesn't know how to use the sword, you may hurt yourself. If you are unruly, what about Marquis Wen? What about Ma Chao? Don't worry, Gongda.

The most indispensable thing under my command is this unruly man. I would like to see how unruly he is and pass on my order. After Yingchuan is captured, let Wei Yan come here to listen to his instructions." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Here!"

"My lord, now that the future troubles have been eliminated, Cao Ren died in battle, Cao's army has collapsed all the way to Yingchuan, and his flanks have been lost. This is a good opportunity to defeat Cao." Xu Shu looked at Chen Mo and said with a smile.

"That's right." Chen Mo nodded and said with a smile: "It seems that Brother Meng De will definitely lose this time. Dian Wei, let someone send Cao Ren's body to Brother Meng De first. Although he and I are opponents, Cao Ren will be defeated after all.

He is a general of the Cao family, let his soul return to his hometown."

"My subordinates will do it now!" Dian Wei agreed and turned around to leave the camp. Li Ru also felt that Cao Ren's body would be useful to Chen Mo, so this time he not only sent a letter, but also sent someone to deliver Cao Ren's body. At this time

Just in time to send it over to see Cao Cao's reaction. The total number of troops gathered here by both sides is nearly 200,000. If you add the civilians, it has seriously affected the farming in the Central Plains this year. Even if you win the middle age, in Chen Mo's estimation

, just solving the famine this year will cost the court a lot of energy. If it continues like this, it will not be good for the world.

Although Chen Mo had previously estimated that this war would last at least half a year or even a year, if the war could be ended early, Chen Mo would naturally not want to drag it out because the war was all about money and food.

While sending people to deliver Cao Ren's body, Chen Mo summoned the generals to discuss the next decisive battle. Cao Cao's southern front collapsed. If he ignored it, Zhang Liao could lead his army to attack Suiyang. In any case, Cao Cao didn't want to fight this battle.

Gotta fight.

On the other side, in Cao's camp.

"Why did Bo Dao send you here?" Cao Cao looked at the envoy in front of him. He was not an acquaintance, and it was obviously not an important matter. However, he heard that the other party brought a coffin, which made Cao Cao very unhappy. Could it be that Chen Mo wanted to

To force him to send troops, do you even need to use these methods?

"General Cao Ren died in battle at Yique Pass. Our lord said that although we are enemies with Duke Cao now, we are still old friends after all. We cannot bear to see General Cao die in a foreign country. I ordered you to come and return General Cao's coffin, which is outside the camp." The envoy said.

Bowed.

"What did you say!?" Cao Cao stared. He knew that Yique Pass had failed, but the news of Cao Ren's death in the battle had not yet been sent back. When he heard the news, Cao Cao felt his head explode and he was a little confused.

"Take it down!" Xiahou Dun looked cold and shouted sharply. Immediately, some guards rushed up and held down the group.

"Mr. Cao, in the battle between the two armies, casualties are inevitable. Our Lord, remembering his old friendship, sent General Cao's body back. This is how Gong Cao responded!?" the envoy shouted quickly.

"Back off!" Guo Jia and Cheng Yu stood up and shook their heads at Xiahou Dun, whose eyes were red. Although this news was a bolt from the blue for Cao Jun, Chen Mo's move was considered the most benevolent. At this time, the murderer's messenger

, firstly, it is meaningless, and secondly, it also seems that Cao Cao is small-minded.

"Leave the coffin and say thank you to your uncle for me!" Cao Cao waved his hand, motioning for his guards to retreat, and said to the envoy.

"Farewell!" Although the envoy was prepared, he was still frightened when the incident came. He did not say much after hearing the words. After stepping in and saluting, he turned around and left with his guards.

"Lord..." Cheng Yu looked at Cao Cao worriedly.

"I'm going to see Zixiao." Cao Cao stood up and staggered towards the outside of the camp. A coffin was already placed outside the camp.

Xu Chu stepped forward, used both arms to lift the lid of the coffin, and the body was already smelly. Cao Cao came to the coffin and looked at Cao Ren's sutured head. His vision went dark, and he suddenly covered his head and shouted in pain: "It hurts."

Kill me too!"

After saying that, he fell to the ground.

"Lord!" A group of people hurriedly came forward, summoning military doctors and craftsmen to come over, and helped Cao Cao back to the tent with all their hands.

The military doctor came over and gave Cao Cao a few injections, finally stopping Cao Cao's headache and allowing Cao Cao to wake up.

"My lord, the last general will lead his troops immediately and go and behead Chen Mo to avenge Zixiao!" Cao Hong looked at Cao Cao and gritted his teeth.

Although Cao Hong and Cao Ren are not brothers, they have fought side by side for many years and they are both members of the Cao clan. They have already established a deep friendship. Now seeing Cao Ren die in battle, Cao Hong has already been filled with anger. Now he only wants to kill for revenge.

"Don't act nonsense!" Cao Cao pulled Cao Hong, took a deep breath, looked into Cao Hong's eyes and said: "Zixiao died, and the pain in my heart is no less than yours. But now that Zixiao has died, Yingchuan can't stop it.

With Nanyang's troops and horses, Zhang Liao can take advantage of the weakness and reach Suiyang. Now if there is a war with Chen Mo and Zhang Liao takes advantage of the situation to attack Suiyang, our army will be in a situation of being attacked from both sides! I have already lost my son Xiao, his son and two brothers.

Lian is also going to abandon me!?"

Cao Hong's eyes were red, and he knelt on the ground and said, "But I will feel uncomfortable in my heart!"

A veteran who has fought countless battles and been wounded and bled countless times without ever shedding a tear, but at this moment his face was filled with tears.

"Tolerate!"

Cao Cao looked at the crowd and said: "Chen Mo's move was partly to return the body, but also to force us to send troops. We must not fall into his trap. Speaking of which, Chen Mo deliberately set up his camp outside our military camp before, and I am afraid he also noticed it.

Our army moved from the rear, but it was a pity that we only wanted to defeat him at that time and failed to detect Chen Mo's plan, which resulted in the loss of one of our generals. This is my fault!"

"This is not my lord's fault, it's just that Chen Mo is too good at understanding people's hearts." Cheng Yu shook his head and sighed. As counselors, they didn't notice it at the time. Who would have thought that Chen Mo would still have such strong control over the rear after the decisive battle with Cao Cao?

"With just one thought, the victory or defeat has been decided. Do you have any good strategies to defeat the enemy?" Cao Cao sighed and did not continue to say more on this matter. What's the use of regretting it at this time?

"My lord, it is not appropriate to fight again at this time. I want to retreat early." Cheng Yu said with a bitter smile. In this situation, we can't fight. If we continue to fight, Zhang Liao will be able to bypass them and attack Suiyang. Cao Cao is obviously

It was hard for him to say what he meant, so Cheng Yu could only tell it.

"But now the opponent's camp is so close to us, and there are seven lines of cavalry attacking from behind. How easy is it to retreat?" Xia Houyuan shook his head and frowned.

Chen Mo set up the camp so close, obviously to prevent them from withdrawing. At this time, it doesn't mean they can stop fighting just because they say they don't want to fight.

"That's why we need to keep our troops behind!" Guo Jia sighed.

The generals were silent after hearing this. At this time, staying behind would almost lead to death.

"My lord, I am finally willing to stay and break up the throne!" Le Jin stood up and said.

"At least three days!" Cao Cao looked at Le Jin and said solemnly: "Are you sure?"

Not everyone can do this. If you don't have enough skills, I'm afraid that as soon as Cao Cao stepped forward, Chen Mo would take over his back.

"Don't worry, my lord. Even if I fight to the death, I will delay it for three days for my lord." Le Jin said with emotion.

"As for your 20,000 troops, you must hold back Chen Mo's army! Remember, Chen Mo will definitely guess that I am going to retreat. Wen Qian takes care and comes back alive." Cao Cao didn't say anything sensational at this time, and stood up and hugged Le.

He entered, turned to look at the crowd and said, "The rest of the generals will return to camp immediately to pack up and set out at the third watch tonight. We will retreat to Chenliu first!"

"Here!" All the generals responded to the order and stood up to say goodbye, preparing to retreat.

On the other side, when Chen Mo saw the envoy coming back, he looked at the generals gathered in the tent and said: "As soon as Cao Ren dies, Cao Cao will inevitably retreat. The generals will go back to their camps to prepare. We can't let him leave so easily this time!"
Chapter completed!